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SEARCHYou deserve a beautiful career worth celebrating. But what does that look like to you? How much would you earn? What would your schedule be? What skills would you develop, and how would you continue to grow your artistry and financial strength? How and where will you make it all happen?
Relax! The experts at Ulta Beauty are here to support you, celebrate you, inspire you and assure you that your career possibilities really are beautiful and achievable. To help you get a head start on your career research, we’ve put together these essential Ulta Beauty facts, stats, and FAQs.
Review the list then cross-check against your own career hopes, dreams, and ambitions. Ulta Beauty can be the place you enjoy your first—or next—$100k+ year in service revenues.
>>PRO TIP: Next step? After you review the facts, take a closer look in person.
Go to careers.ulta.com, follow our platforms and our artists on social media and, most important, stop by an Ulta Beauty store near you, visit the salon, and ask to connect with a manager. Inquire about all career possibilities open to you at Ulta Beauty.
There are 1,360+ Ulta Beauty stores nationwide, in all 50 states. We are strong and we are constantly growing!
Thousands of licensed stylists, skin therapists and beauty professionals work at The Salon at Ulta Beauty, taking beautiful care of guests while Ulta Beauty takes care of them. Come check out our space, our services and all our benefits.
Ulta Beauty wants every guest to leave our salons looking and feeling their best. Our stylists, skin therapists, makeup artists and arch experts offer a full menu of services—all things beauty, all in one place:
Hair Services: cut, color, style, texture, blow outs, extensions and more
Makeup and Lashes: Makeup lessons and applications; lash extensions
Skin Services: Signature facials, advanced facials, hydra-facials (at select locations) and enhancements
Brows and Waxing: Brow mapping services; brow and facial waxing
Ear Piercing: NEW this year, attracting new guests into the world’s largest salon waiting room, to help fill your book!
What would you like to try? As the nation’s largest beauty retailer, with more than 25,000 products from more than 600 leading and up-and-coming brands in hair care, skin care, makeup, body care, styling tools, fragrance and more, Ulta Beauty is the ultimate beauty playground.
We feature Redken hair color, and work with leading and emerging brand partners like Olaplex, Dyson, L’Oréal, Paul Mitchell, Living Proof, Curlsmith, Dermalogica, Murad and others to ensure nonstop product innovation. All the best brands work with Ulta Beauty. Visit a store or ulta.com and see for yourself.
Whether you are a newly licensed beauty professional or an experienced stylist, the possibilities are beautiful at Ulta Beauty. Anyone looking for a lucrative, flexible career path should absolutely consider Ulta Beauty. You could be our next six-figure stylist!
More than 600 Ulta Beauty stylists generated $100K+ in services revenue last year, and the expectation is that number will keep climbing.
Commissions of up to 70% are available from day 1.
A new onboarding program, win-win assistant program and a boundary-breaking “Hair for All” approach to stylist education sweeten the deal.
And did we mention benefits? Paid time off, paid education, health insurance, 401k retirement savings and more.
All Ulta Beauty benefits—including bonuses—really are bigger, better, best! You can earn a bonus on productivity for the year that goes up to 8%. The bigger the sales, the bigger the bonus.
>>WATCH THIS: MORE SCOOP ON ULTA BEAUTY BENEFITS AND BONUSES
How do you like to learn? Ulta Beauty does it all, with hands-on, step-by-step, paid education sessions held year-round for all associates at every level through Ulta Academy. In-person, in-salon, digital, virtual and one-on-one education experiences are brought to you by our 100+ Services District Educators, in collaboration with our award-winning Ulta Beauty Pro Team (industry leading artists) and Design Team (21 working Ulta Beauty stylists and ambassadors). And our education program is constantly evolving and working to help elevate our entire industry and community of beauty professionals.
You belong here! At Ulta Beauty, we strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their true, authentic selves and create joy. We are driving a culture of connection by fostering an environment of inclusivity and belonging for our associates. Our work impacts lives one guest, one associate, one community at a time.
We invest in helping our associates succeed and grow, and we take time to honor and celebrate their success. Check out the coverage of our recent Celebrate U education event that brought together 70 of our top performers with top-shelf brand partners and the Ulta Beauty education and leadership team.
Helping others is a beautiful thing, and essential to our identity and mission at Ulta Beauty. Our philanthropic efforts began in 2009, when we began our partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. We have since added two more national partners, Save the Children® and Dress for Success® Worldwide. For the first time in 2022, Ulta Beauty also donated $2 million to BIPOC and LGBTQ+-focused nonprofits, while offering volunteering and education opportunities for associates.
Come grow with us! There are so many different creative, artistic, education and management roles at Ulta Beauty, with unique paths within the retail store, plus brand relationships to tap into as well.
“You’ve chosen the beauty industry, and we want Ulta Beauty to be your home,” says Nick Stenson, Sr. VP, Store and Services Operations, and leader of the Ulta Beauty Pro Team. “No matter where you are in your journey, we are going to pour into you and grow your career.“
To apply, go straight to careers.ulta.com and click on Beauty Services under the Career Areas tab. You can also visit ulta.com to experience all Ulta Beauty has to offer guests online, including promoting and booking services appointments.
Everywhere! Social media is a priority for our brand and our community. It’s a great way to keep up to date on all we do to connect with and inform our guests, our associates, and our industry, too.
>>We even do specialized trainings to help our associates leverage and grow your own social media presence. Be sure to follow our Pro Team and Design Team artists on Instagram, too.
>>Because we believe every stylist and salon professional has a story to tell, we make a point to share as many as possible through our industry partnerships, live events and media relationships. Watch and follow @ModernSalon and elsewhere to see Ulta Beauty share amazing education, success stories, inspiring artistry and collections, and useful tips and tricks to help salon pros thrive in every area of a beauty career.
Follow Ulta Beauty
Instagram: @ultabeauty
Facebook: @ultabeauty
TikTok:@ultabeauty
Pinterest: @ultabeauty
X (Twitter): @ultabeauty
YouTube:ultabeauty
Follow our Ulta Beauty Pro Team
Follow our Ulta Beauty Pro Team of leading industry artists, educators and visionaries:
Nick Stenson @nickstenson
Anna Manukyan @amanukyan
Danielle Keasling @daniellekeasling
David Lopez @davidlopezzz
Deney Adam @deney_adam
Jaleesa Jaikaran @jaleesajaikaran
Mat Wulff @matwulff
Michelle O’Connor @michelleoconnorbeauty
Sean Godard @seangodard
Sonya Dove @thesonyadove
Vernon François @vernonfrancois
Follow our Ulta Beauty Design Team
Follow our Ulta Beauty Design Team of successful in-salon stylists, creative artists and ambassadors:
Haley Valadez @haleyki
Amanda Diaz @aestheticbyamanda
Ana Remon @anitabeautypage
Anthony Negron @kinganthonyyyy
Beto Sanchez @betoloveshair
Bianca Donahue @biancad.beauty
Brittany Prater @bee.hair.day
Cristina Rodriguez @thatssotina
Evgeniya Karpova @jenyahair
Galyna Poczcwinski @ufirami
Gilad Goldstein @myguiltycrown
Janelle Eyre @jeyre.hair
Jerwin Carlos @jwinclos
Justin Toves-Vincilione @ahappyjustin
Laura Gunter @lauragunterbeauty
Leonardo Valencia @leo.valencia
Luis Rodriguez @luisfernando_hair
Meghan Felicione @meghanfelicionehair
Reva Haga @reva_danielle
Shyloh Hadley @hairbyshyloh
Stacey-Ann Houston @stacceyann
Takeyra Ingram @hair_bytakeyra
To recap, at Ulta Beauty, your possibilities are beautiful. As a stylist, skin therapist or makeup artist on our team, you can experience:
limitless compensation, plus bonus
Ulta Academy advanced education (in-person and online, all paid)
guidance and inspiration from our award-winning Pro Team and Design Team
Hair for All skills-building (to take care of any guest)
assistant and onboarding programs
growing skin care and wellness expertise
our culture of inclusion and diversity
best-in-class benefits, including: 401k savings for retirement (Ulta Beauty matches contributions); medical, dental, vision and also life insurance are available; and PTO, for paid vacation and other necessities—time for U!
These are just the highlights—there’s so much more. Visit careers.ulta.com and stop by nearby store to talk to a Salon at Ulta Beauty manager to connect and get started building your beautiful future. We can’t wait to start celebrating U!
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