Oklahoma·Personal Care and Service Occupations·SOC 39-5093

Best Shampooer programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Shampoo and rinse customers'.

44 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,322 people a year. The job pays a median of $29,420 in Oklahoma across about 70 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledShampooerShampoo AssistantStylist AssistantShampoo TechnicianShampooistHair AssistantShampoo PersonShampoo Specialist
Graduates / yr
1,322
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$29,420
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
70
people employed
Schools
44
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
74%
across those schools
Median net price
$15,080
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 12.0401In Oklahoma
1,322
100.0%
44$17,113$10,000

Top 25 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 14 of the 44 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
107Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$26,71381%
2Northeast Technology Center
Pryor, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
103Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General97%
3Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
86Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$15,76552%
4Paul Mitchell the School - Tulsa
Tulsa, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
85Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$18,11956%$21,109
5Indian Capital Technology Center - Muskogee
Muskogee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
76Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General100%
6Metro Technology Centers
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
63Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General35%
7Clary Sage College
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
55Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$16,94880%$23,767
8Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
53Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General71%
9Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester
McAlester, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
49Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$9,07045%
10The Academy of Hair Design LLC
Oklahoma City, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
48Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$17,958100%$15,080
11Central Technology Center
Drumright, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
47Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General85%
12Moore Norman Technology Center
Norman, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
41Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General91%
13Central Oklahoma College
Oklahoma City, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
39Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$19,14953%
14Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
31Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General83%
15Durant Institute of Hair Design
Durant, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General61%$15,709
16Yukon Beauty College Inc
Yukon, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General88%$11,797
17Mid - America Technology Center
Wayne, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
29Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General100%
18Western Technology Center
Burns Flat, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
29Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General74%
19Red River Technology Center
Duncan, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
23Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General53%
20Broken Arrow Beauty College
Broken Arrow, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
21Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General$14,42184%$13,030
21Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
Fort Cobb, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
21Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General68%
22Mid - Del Technology Center
Midwest City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
18Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General70%
23Green Country Technology Center
Okmulgee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
17Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General67%
24Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
17Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General48%
25Premier Academy of Cosmetology
McAlester, OK Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
17Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General86%$17,753

All 44 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Tulsa Technology CenterTulsaPublic1071
Northeast Technology CenterPryorPublic1031
Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma CityPublic861
Paul Mitchell the School - TulsaTulsaPrivate for-profit851
Indian Capital Technology Center - MuskogeeMuskogeePublic761
Metro Technology CentersOklahoma CityPublic631
Clary Sage CollegeTulsaPrivate not-for-profit551
Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl RenoPublic531
Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlesterMcAlesterPublic491
The Academy of Hair Design LLCOklahoma CityPrivate for-profit481
Central Technology CenterDrumrightPublic471
Moore Norman Technology CenterNormanPublic411
Central Oklahoma CollegeOklahoma CityPrivate for-profit391
Southern Oklahoma Technology CenterArdmorePublic311
Durant Institute of Hair DesignDurantPrivate for-profit301

What shampooers earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$29,420
Mean annual
$27,240
Jobs in state
70
What the range looks like
10th pct$20,130Median$29,42090th pct$30,100
Versus the national median
-9.8%

U.S. median $32,600. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.79×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
$29,070median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+5.5%
Faster than average
Openings per year
2,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,000
18,500 → 19,600
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Plus short-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Shampooers page.

How to become a Shampooer

Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Shampooers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0401Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General

Common questions

Answers for people weighing shampooers programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become a Shampooer?+

No formal educational credential is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General, which awarded 1,322 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Shampooer?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. Together they graduate about 1,322 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do shampooers earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $29,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.8% below the U.S. median of $32,600. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for shampooers growing?+

BLS projects a +5.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 2,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

44 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do shampooers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Shampooer, Shampoo Assistant, Stylist Assistant, Shampoo Technician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 39-5093.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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