Beauty Salons
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except those known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting, trimming, shampooing, coloring, waving, or styling hair; (2) providing facials; and (3) applying makeup (except permanent makeup). Illustrative Examples: Beauty parlors or shops Facial salons or shops Combined beauty and barber shops Hairdressing salons or shops Cosmetology salons or shops Unisex or women's hair stylist shops
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment. These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. |
| 812 | Personal and Laundry Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Personal and Laundry Services subsector group establishments that provide personal and laundry services to individuals, households, and businesses. Services performed include: personal care services; death care services; laundry and drycleaning services; and a wide range of other personal services, such as pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. The Personal and Laundry Services subsector is by no means all-inclusive of the services that could be termed personal services (i.e., those provided to individuals rather than businesses). There are many other subsectors, as well as sectors, that provide services to persons. Establishments providing legal, accounting, tax preparation, architectural, portrait photography, and similar professional services are classified in Sector 54, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; those providing job placement, travel arrangement, home security, interior and exterior house cleaning, exterminating, lawn and garden care, and similar support services are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; those providing health and social services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; those providing amusement and recreation services are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; those providing educational instruction are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; those providing repair services are classified in Subsector 811, Repair and Maintenance; and those providing spiritual, civic, and advocacy services are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations. |
| 8121 | Personal Care Services 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments, such as barber and beauty shops, that provide appearance care services to individual consumers. |
| 81211 | Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) providing hair care services; (2) providing nail care services; and (3) providing facials or applying makeup (except permanent makeup). Illustrative Examples: Barber shops Hair stylist shops Beauty salons Nail salons Cosmetology salons |
| 812112 | Beauty Salons 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except those known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting, trimming, shampooing, coloring, waving, or styling hair; (2) providing facials; and (3) applying makeup (except permanent makeup). Illustrative Examples: Beauty parlors or shops Facial salons or shops Combined beauty and barber shops Hairdressing salons or shops Cosmetology salons or shops Unisex or women's hair stylist shops |
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Classification References
- 01Cutting, trimming, and styling men's and boys' hair (known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops)--are classified in U.S. Industry 812111, Barber Shops;
- 02Offering training in hair styling or the cosmetic arts--are classified in U.S. Industry 611511, Cosmetology and Barber Schools;
- 03Providing nail care services--are classified in U.S. Industry 812113, Nail Salons;
- 04Providing massage (except offices of massage therapists), electrolysis (i.e., hair removal), permanent makeup, or tanning services--are classified in U.S. Industry 812199, Other Personal Care Services; and
- 05Providing medical skin care services (e.g., cosmetic surgery, dermatology)--are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance.
Index Items
Beautician services
Beauty and barber shops, combined
Beauty parlors
Beauty salons
Beauty shops
Cosmetology salons or shops
Esthetician (i.e., skin care) services
Facial salons
Hair stylist salons or shops, unisex or women's
Hair stylist services, unisex or women's
Hairdresser services
Hairdressing salons or shops, unisex or women's
Makeup (except permanent) salons
Unisex hair stylist shops
How Item Can Help
Beauty Salon WMS optimizes inventory of small beauty products like lotions and creams while tracking high-frequency items such as shampoos, ensuring staff never run out of supply mid-service.
OMS synchronizes appointment bookings with inventory levels to prevent confirming services without the necessary products, while automatically notifying stylists when stock runs low.
Data Intelligence analyzes sales trends to forecast demand for seasonal hair products or new service add-ons, allowing salons to adjust procurement schedules before seasonal shifts occur.
