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Skills that raise your rate

• Nail art

  Hand painting, chrome, encapsulation. The service clients photograph and the one with the best margin.

• Hard gel and acrylic extensions

  Longer appointments at a higher price, and they bring clients back on a fixed cycle.

• Full cosmetology license

  More hours of school, but it lets you do hair and skin as well and widens where you can work.

• Medical or advanced pedicure training

  Working alongside podiatrists with diabetic and older clients, a careful and better paid niche.