Career field
Personal Care & Service careers
Occupations providing personal care and services to individuals. CampusPin lists 32 personal care & service occupations, with median pay ranging from $30,460 to $61,590 per year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage or a guarantee.
Occupations
32
indexed BLS occupations
Median pay range
$30,460–$61,590
BLS 2024, occupation-wide
Typical pay (midpoint)
$36,990
median of these medians
Most common entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
across 32 occupations
Projected to grow fastest
BLS projected employment change, 2024–2034.
Largest by employment
BLS employment estimate, 2024.
Typical entry-level education
How many of these occupations BLS classifies at each typical entry-level education. Many roles also have experience or licensure requirements beyond a degree.
- High school diploma or equivalent: 21
- Postsecondary nondegree award: 5
- No formal educational credential: 4
- Associate's degree: 2
Occupations in this field
- First-line supervisors of gambling services workers$61,590
- Embalmers$56,280
- Costume attendants$54,810
- Makeup artists, theatrical and performance$50,280
- Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers$49,800
- First-line supervisors of personal service workers$47,080
- First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services$46,900
- Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors$46,180
- Crematory operators$42,880
- Skincare specialists$41,560
- Residential advisors$39,180
- Barbers$38,960
- Animal trainers$38,750
- Motion picture projectionists$38,180
- Personal care and service workers, all other$37,900
- Concierges$37,320
- Tour and travel guides$36,660
- Baggage porters and bellhops$36,020
- Recreation workers$35,380
- Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists$35,250
- Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants$34,800
- Manicurists and pedicurists$34,660
- Funeral attendants$34,610
- Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other$34,550
- Gambling service workers, all other$34,530
- Animal caretakers$33,470
- Gambling dealers$33,280
- Childcare workers$32,050
- Shampooers$31,470
- Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers$31,150
- Amusement and recreation attendants$30,490
- Gambling and sports book writers and runners$30,460
Majors that lead into this field
CampusPin majors whose program maps to occupations in this field via the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk.
Frequently asked questions
What careers are in the personal care & service field?
CampusPin lists 32 personal care & service occupations from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, including First-line supervisors of gambling services workers, Embalmers, Costume attendants, Makeup artists, theatrical and performance. Each links to a career page with median pay, projected job growth, and typical entry-level education.
How much do personal care & service careers pay?
Across these occupations, BLS 2024 median pay ranges from $30,460 to $61,590 per year, with a midpoint (the median of the occupations' medians) near $36,990. Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage, and varies by state, employer, and experience.
What education do personal care & service careers require?
Typical entry-level education varies by occupation; the most common in this field is high school diploma or equivalent. 21 occupations list high school diploma or equivalent; 5 occupations list postsecondary nondegree award; 4 occupations list no formal educational credential; 2 occupations list associate's degree.
Which personal care & service careers are projected to grow fastest?
Over 2024–2034, BLS projects the fastest growth for Animal caretakers (+12.1%), Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors (+11.9%), Makeup artists, theatrical and performance (+8.1%), Tour and travel guides (+8.1%), Manicurists and pedicurists (+7%). Projections are BLS model estimates, not guarantees.
Put this field in context
The pay and growth numbers above are field-wide BLS medians and national projections across personal care & service occupations, not a starting salary or a guarantee for any single job. These CampusPin guides explain how to read them and how a field connects to majors and college choices.
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Occupation data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (Employment Projections); wages are 2024 and projections cover 2024–2034. Figures are national, not institution-specific, and projections are estimates, not guarantees.