Industries / Personal Services & Skilled Trades
13 careers
💈 Personal Services & Skilled Trades
Personal services professionals provide essential care, maintenance, and expertise directly to individuals and their property.
Avg structural exposure
26
/ 100
Real-world AI usage
Medium
band
Careers
13
Occupations tracked in this industry today. We add coverage as data becomes available.
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Sector-wide adoption
9.8% of Other Services businesses reported using AI in any business function in the last two weeks (Census Bureau BTOS AI Use Supplement, NAICS sector 81) — below the 17.9% national average. Industry-level context, not a score for individual jobs in this industry.
Occupations inside it
Barber
18
$28k–$78k
Insulated today
Cosmetologist / Hairstylist
17
$25k–$70k
Insulated today
Embalmer
16
$35k–$80k
Usage n/a
Funeral Director
77
$40k–$110k
Exposed on paper only
Jeweler
31
$36k–$88k
Usage n/a
Locksmith
17
$31k–$73k
Insulated today
Manicurist and Pedicurist
28
$27k–$48k
Usage n/a
Shoe Repair Technician
14
$28k–$53k
Usage n/a
Skincare Specialist
27
$27k–$77k
Usage n/a
Tailor / Seamstress
22
$30k–$64k
Usage n/a
Tattoo Artist
22
$38k–$107k
Usage n/a
Upholsterer
12
$32k–$64k
Usage n/a
Watchmaker / Watch and Clock Repairer
33
$34k–$110k
Usage n/a
Compare these careers
Barber vs Cosmetologist / Hairstylist
Barber vs Manicurist and Pedicurist
Barber vs Tattoo Artist
Cosmetologist / Hairstylist vs Embalmer
Cosmetologist / Hairstylist vs Manicurist and Pedicurist
Cosmetologist / Hairstylist vs Skincare Specialist
Cosmetologist / Hairstylist vs Tattoo Artist
Embalmer vs Funeral Director
Jeweler vs Shoe Repair Technician
Jeweler vs Tailor / Seamstress
Jeweler vs Tattoo Artist
Jeweler vs Watchmaker / Watch and Clock Repairer
Locksmith vs Shoe Repair Technician
Locksmith vs Upholsterer
Locksmith vs Watchmaker / Watch and Clock Repairer
Manicurist and Pedicurist vs Skincare Specialist
Shoe Repair Technician vs Tailor / Seamstress
Shoe Repair Technician vs Upholsterer
Tailor / Seamstress vs Upholsterer
Last updated: December 2025Source: BLS, O*NET, industry association surveys