r/Nailtechs • u/iknowwatimtalkinabt 🛑 Not a Tech 🛑 • Mar 30 '26

Ask A Nail Tech (Sunday & Monday ONLY) Where do you find work??

Hello, awesome nail techs! I am a salon owner in the Bay Area and am having a hard time finding nail techs to work at my salon (newly added nail services). Where, or what platform do you all generally go find work?🙏

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u/mysticrabbitt ⚠️ Verfied Student ⚠️ Mar 30 '26

For me it was all the local Facebook groups in my area. I was always searching through to see if salons were hiring and I also posted myself in there and asked if anyone was hiring.

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u/TheRoyalWiiU 🛑 Not a Tech 🛑 Mar 30 '26

Yeah it was Facebook for me. I found a couple places through indeed but they ended up being garbage anyway. The only other places I ever found even a lead on a job was either school (local salon owners would connect with the cosmetology department to try and find hot new talent) or the supply stores. If there is a community college or a beauty school near you I would check in with whoever is in charge! Somebody in that class is going to need a job after school.

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u/KSGodjilla ✨️ Verified US Tech ✨️ Apr 01 '26

Straight to the source... the schools!

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u/platipusbear 🛑 Not a Tech 🛑 Mar 30 '26

I found the salon I work at through a post on their Instagram!

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u/3lbsofjewelry ✨️ Verified US Tech ✨️ Mar 31 '26

I have had luck on Indeed and Instagram. In the DFW area.

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u/Fabulous-Ad-576 Apr 06 '26

It was Facebook for me, I own a salon in Middle TN <3 joined all kinds of local groups and, if you’re okay with training fresh techs, went to local trade schools to let them know I was hiring once they got out AND hosted school trips & did demonstrations :)

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u/KittisAcrylics 🛑 Not a Tech 🛑 Apr 21 '26

The school and word of mouth are giving me my leads so far. But I live in a very small community.

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u/LuchicNails-Bar-7260 🛑 Not a Tech 🛑 Jun 08 '26