How much can a nail technician make per year ??

[kaerflog]

Not the owner but the technician themselves.
Every time I see my mom, she's always telling me how someone couldn't find a job after college and is doing nails and how much they are making. (I'm Vietnamese of course).
I got tired of her story telling and asked her how much she think they are making. She tells me the really good ones make over $100k.
I said NO WAY.
I did some research and it say the good ones make $40-$50k.
I don't want people just to guess how much they are making but you actually know someone doing nails and how much they are making.

 

[Anubis]

happen endings are not free

 

[Zeze]

Not much. Probably 30k at most with tips.

Every blue collar retail profession has big exceptions- the hot waitress making $2K a night at the city's hottest bar, etc...

For one person making $40-100k, you got 99.999% making the normal range of $15 an hour + tip.

 

[Legios]

You go ahead and be a nail person, your mom will tell all her friends you make over 100k too.

 

[ImpulsE69]

It depends. Is the person using a nail gun or a hammer or just their mouth? Are they responsible for the nails and numbers they use? Do they have to account for all nails. What about bent nails?

Then you have to account what those nails are being used for. Magic tricks? Buildings? Roofs? Demon Faces?

We would need more info.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Nail Technician?

I assume you mean a blacksmith who makes their own nails?

I suspect that mostly just hunters and trappers in extremely remote regions of the world still make their own nails, or possibly parts of Africa or islands where there's no established distribution/logistics network.

 

[BurnItDwn]

It depends. Is the person using a nail gun or a hammer or just their mouth? Are they responsible for the nails and numbers they use? Do they have to account for all nails. What about bent nails?

Then you have to account what those nails are being used for. Magic tricks? Buildings? Roofs? Demon Faces?

We would need more info.

Somebody who uses their mouth and does magic tricks could make over 100k, however, I do not think of that title as a nail technician.

 

[MixMasterTang]

The only way they are making 100k is if they are working 80 hours a week, or it's a very upscale place in Manhattan / LA / etc. Figure a base pay of 10-15 an hour, plus tips (probably average 3 or 4 people an hour at the most, getting 5 dollar tips at most.

 

[edro]

I knew a guy who made decent good money doing it.
He always had wads of cash with him.
Most of the tips were cash, under the table.
He bragged a lot too... so now that I think about it, he probably didn't actually make much.

Retirement/insurance are worth a lot...

 

[TridenT]

Is that we call pornstars these days?

 

[Zeze]

You go ahead and be a nail person, your mom will tell all her friends you make over 100k too.

Gold.

 

[SKORPI0]

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 39-5092 Manicurists and Pedicurists

Nail technician salary

:awe:

 

[kaerflog]

Anyone can look up the internet and see what they usually make which I did already.
I would like to know if anyone actually know people that does this for a living and how much they make.
From the way I heard from others...
The owner provide the store front and the materials(nails, etc...).
The technicians themselves does the work.
A set of nails usually go for ~$18-$25.
The owner keep 40%-60% and the technician keep the others + what ever tips they get.

I hate the facts that Vietnamese are now associate with nails.
Its like its the only thing they can do to make a living.
This one pretty Vietnamese I know came here 9 yrs ago and doing nails is the only thing she knows how to do.
Her English is still terrible.
She came here when she was only 23. Could have done so much better and stuck doing nails for the rest of her life.

 

[brianmanahan]

less than alky

 

[brianmanahan]

I hate the facts that Vietnamese are now associate with nails.
Its like its the only thing they can do to make a living.
This one pretty Vietnamese I know came here 9 yrs ago and doing nails is the only thing she knows how to do.
Her English is still terrible.
She came here when she was only 23. Could have done so much better and stuck doing nails for the rest of her life.

its like the nail in the coffin

 

[The_Dude8]

Anyone can look up the internet and see what they usually make which I did already.
I would like to know if anyone actually know people that does this for a living and how much they make.
From the way I heard from others...
The owner provide the store front and the materials(nails, etc...).
The technicians themselves does the work.
A set of nails usually go for ~$18-$25.
The owner keep 40%-60% and the technician keep the others + what ever tips they get.

I hate the facts that Vietnamese are now associate with nails.
Its like its the only thing they can do to make a living.
This one pretty Vietnamese I know came here 9 yrs ago and doing nails is the only thing she knows how to do.
Her English is still terrible.
She came here when she was only 23. Could have done so much better and stuck doing nails for the rest of her life.

nail tech make about $50k. Most of that money is Cash.

 

[QueBert]

A good one can easily make 100k a year, a shop a few buildings down from where I work has a couple. One's single and drives a brand new fully loaded Porsche Cayenne SUV, she's never not booked weeks in advance. Not sure how many clients she can do a day, but I know some pay around $250 for the uber fancy with rhinestones and air brushing sets.

One thing I've learned working by a beauty salon and just knowing high maintenance females. There's no such thing as a recession for good salons, females will always find a way to get the the money to stay looking good, There's a few hair stylists there who have crazy nice cars. There's one that's single who has this limited edition Infinity G37, I've never seen this exact model before, she said it was custom and had to be special ordered. A few of the other females there have nice BMW's.

I've never asked any how much they make, but if you're single and driving a fully loaded Porsche you're making a good amount of $$$. Also all these chicks dress nice and have MK bags and such.

 

[brianmanahan]

I've never asked any how much they make, but if you're single and driving a fully loaded Porsche you're blowing a good amount of $$$. Also all these chicks dress nice and have MK bags and such.

ftfy

these women sound like they'd be perfect for tommy2000 though

 

[QueBert]

ftfy

these women sound like they'd be perfect for tommy2000 though

call it what you want, but they're not hurting for cash. If you can drive a Porsche and still afford $800 Louboutin heels more power to you. Even if they're literally spending every penny they make and have zero in savings. 99% of Americans still couldn't afford to live like they do. The best thing about the ones I know who work there, they don't expect shit money wise from a man.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Nail tech wont make much, but if you move up to nail engineer you're looking at over 80k. If you can get a director position then you're looking at over 100k. Serious business!

 

[Mixolydian]

Nail technician?

 

[Doppel]

Not much. Probably 30k at most with tips.

Every blue collar retail profession has big exceptions- the hot waitress making $2K a night at the city's hottest bar, etc...

For one person making $40-100k, you got 99.999% making the normal range of $15 an hour + tip.

Hell yeah, this post is spot-on.

And since when are they "technicians"?

 

[Doppel]

Nail tech wont make much, but if you move up to nail engineer you're looking at over 80k. If you can get a director position then you're looking at over 100k. Serious business!

:biggrin:

 

[SKORPI0]

Nail tech wont make much, but if you move up to nail engineer you're looking at over 80k. If you can get a director position then you're looking at over 100k. Serious business!

:biggrin:

A Nail Doctor should make a lot more. :awe:

 

[kaerflog]

Nail technician?

Ummm....look it up. Thats what they are called these days.