Manicurists and Pedicurists build social perceptiveness, service orientation and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (75%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 75% | $41,600 | +16% | None |
| 2 | Bartenders | 70% | $34,340 | −4% | None |
| 3 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 70% | $35,510 | −1% | None |
| 4 | Animal Trainers | 70% | $39,990 | +12% | None |
| 5 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 69% | $33,980 | −5% | None |
| 6 | Animal Caretakers | 67% | $35,360 | −1% | None |
| 7 | Baristas | 67% | $31,200Pay for the broader BLS group “Fast Food and Counter Workers” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Floral Designers | 67% | $37,360 | +4% | None |
| 9 | Waiters and Waitresses | 67% | $35,230 | −1% | None |
| 10 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 67% | $35,360 | −1% | None |
Compared with Manicurists and Pedicurists, median $35,760. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as manicurists and pedicurists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
75% skill match · $41,600 · +16% pay
Operations Monitoring · Troubleshooting · Equipment Maintenance
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
70% skill match · $34,340 · −4% pay
Management of Material Resources · Instructing · Management of Financial Resources
70% skill match · $35,510 · −1% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (75% skill match, median $41,600), Bartenders (70% skill match, median $34,340) and Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (70% skill match, median $35,510), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than manicurists and pedicurists at the median. The biggest increases: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (+41%, $50,340), Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (+16%, $41,600) and Animal Trainers (+12%, $39,990).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.