Bad news for salon owners looking to hire newly schooled techs. According to NACCAS Review (September-October 2001), the number of students enrolling in manicuring and nail technology courses is on the decline. Enrollment in NACCAS mem­ber schools was 17,501 in 1995, while this number dropped to 10,884 by 1999, representing a 38% decrease. Over the same period of time, barbering showed a 30% increase.

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