Occupational employment / Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,230 $16.98 $35,330
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 29,300 $14.89 $30,970
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,070 $15.67 $32,590
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 14,470 $12.89 $26,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 11,260 $13.44 $27,950
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 11,160 $12.94 $26,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 9,140 $12.05 $25,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 7,810 $12.97 $26,980
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 7,750 $14.97 $31,140
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 7,730 $12.38 $25,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,680 $14.50 $30,160
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,810 $12.59 $26,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,350 $17.33 $36,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,310 $12.53 $26,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,210 $16.65 $34,630
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,110 $10.95 $22,770
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,470 $17.05 $35,460
Pittsburgh, PA 5,370 $10.48 $21,800
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 5,170 $12.85 $26,730
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 5,020 $15.12 $31,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,920 $14.36 $29,870
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,910 $14.72 $30,620
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 4,830 $12.77 $26,550
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,720 $13.49 $28,050
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 4,470 $12.09 $25,140
Baltimore-Towson, MD 4,460 $14.93 $31,050
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,420 $11.27 $23,440
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 4,180 $12.75 $26,520
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 4,050 $14.30 $29,730
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,880 $12.27 $25,520
Denver-Aurora, CO 3,600 $12.91 $26,860
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3,490 $13.07 $27,190
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 3,090 $12.48 $25,960
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,950 $13.54 $28,170
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,920 $11.88 $24,700
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 2,890 $16.22 $33,740
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 2,840 $10.98 $22,830
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,780 $12.03 $25,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,600 $10.52 $21,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 2,550 $14.18 $29,500
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,510 $12.83 $26,680
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,490 $12.65 $26,310
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,430 $13.26 $27,580
Columbus, OH 2,390 $11.44 $23,790
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,350 $16.43 $34,170
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 2,310 $11.32 $23,540
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,280 $12.51 $26,020
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,200 $13.83 $28,770
San Antonio, TX 2,180 $11.32 $23,550
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,040 $15.94 $33,160
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,990 $12.83 $26,680
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,990 $12.15 $25,270
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,890 $14.25 $29,640
Richmond, VA 1,890 $15.77 $32,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,850 $10.43 $21,690
Akron, OH 1,830 $11.43 $23,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,730 $14.82 $30,820
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,710 $14.93 $31,050
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,700 $12.05 $25,050
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,690 $13.45 $27,970
Jacksonville, FL 1,610 $14.51 $30,170
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,580 $11.73 $24,400
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,580 $12.19 $25,360
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,570 $13.19 $27,440
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 1,530 $15.61 $32,470
Rochester, NY 1,520 $12.48 $25,950
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 1,420 $10.63 $22,110
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,420 $11.71 $24,360
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,370 $13.13 $27,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,320 $10.40 $21,620
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,300 $16.26 $33,820
Salt Lake City, UT 1,260 $10.67 $22,190
Dayton, OH 1,240 $12.20 $25,370
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,210 $13.30 $27,670
Madison, WI 1,210 $12.66 $26,340
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,190 $10.79 $22,440
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,180 $15.41 $32,050
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,180 $14.44 $30,020
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 1,150 $8.47 $17,620
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1,150 $10.47 $21,770
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 1,080 $11.91 $24,770
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,080 $14.59 $30,340
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,050 $15.40 $32,030
Oklahoma City, OK 1,040 $9.84 $20,470
Albuquerque, NM 1,040 $12.42 $25,830
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,020 $11.54 $24,010
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,000 $14.40 $29,960
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 990 $11.97 $24,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 960 $12.85 $26,730
Syracuse, NY 960 $10.46 $21,750
Tulsa, OK 950 $9.82 $20,420
Toledo, OH 950 $11.30 $23,510
Springfield, MA-CT 940 $14.36 $29,860
Tucson, AZ 900 $12.64 $26,280
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 890 $14.71 $30,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 880 $12.30 $25,590
Lancaster, PA 880 $10.89 $22,650
New Haven, CT 880 $12.73 $26,480
Worcester, MA-CT 880 $14.51 $30,190
Columbia, SC 850 $11.36 $23,640
Knoxville, TN 850 $15.02 $31,240
Honolulu, HI 830 $19.67 $40,920
Canton-Massillon, OH 810 $11.34 $23,590
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 790 $11.36 $23,630
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 780 $16.38 $34,060
Wichita, KS 750 $10.45 $21,740
Boise City-Nampa, ID 750 $11.15 $23,190
Erie, PA 740 $10.57 $21,990
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 740 $13.71 $28,510
Huntsville, AL 710 $10.96 $22,800
Reno-Sparks, NV 710 $10.76 $22,370
Colorado Springs, CO 690 $11.29 $23,480
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 680 $13.07 $27,190
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 650 $13.53 $28,130
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 650 $11.58 $24,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 640 $9.18 $19,100
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 640 $11.97 $24,900
Boulder, CO 620 $13.55 $28,180
El Paso, TX 610 $8.50 $17,680
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 610 $16.98 $35,320
Appleton, WI 610 $12.90 $26,820
York-Hanover, PA 610 $11.58 $24,090
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 600 $15.96 $33,200
Baton Rouge, LA 590 $12.18 $25,330
Green Bay, WI 580 $9.75 $20,280
Anchorage, AK 580 $13.97 $29,050
Provo-Orem, UT 570 $10.48 $21,810
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 570 $12.85 $26,730
Winston-Salem, NC 560 $13.25 $27,550
Reading, PA 560 $10.79 $22,450
Greenville, SC 560 $12.88 $26,800
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 550 $11.22 $23,340
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 550 $13.60 $28,290
Barnstable Town, MA 530 $15.23 $31,670
Duluth, MN-WI 510 $13.30 $27,660
Montgomery, AL 510 $14.77 $30,710
Springfield, MO 510 $9.10 $18,930
Durham, NC 490 $18.75 $38,990
Tallahassee, FL 490 $11.40 $23,710
Roanoke, VA 480 $8.48 $17,630
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 480 $15.18 $31,580
Lincoln, NE 470 $10.36 $21,540
Evansville, IN-KY 470 $10.99 $22,870
Charlottesville, VA 470 $13.69 $28,480
Fort Wayne, IN 450 $10.62 $22,090
Asheville, NC 450 $10.36 $21,550
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 450 $12.50 $26,000
Spokane, WA 450 $14.87 $30,940
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 450 $10.76 $22,370
Atlantic City, NJ 430 $14.33 $29,810
Greensboro-High Point, NC 430 $10.61 $22,070
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 430 $10.49 $21,820
Lexington-Fayette, KY 420 $11.98 $24,920
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 410 $18.79 $39,090
Flint, MI 410 $10.32 $21,470
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 410 $11.15 $23,200
Savannah, GA 400 $13.90 $28,910
Columbia, MO 400 $11.04 $22,960
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 400 $11.85 $24,650
Naples-Marco Island, FL 390 $15.45 $32,140
Salem, OR 390 $12.97 $26,980
Danbury, CT 380 $14.92 $31,020
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 370 $12.24 $25,460
Ocala, FL 370 $10.62 $22,090
Sheboygan, WI 360 $13.31 $27,680
Manchester, NH 360 $11.26 $23,430
Lakeland, FL 360 $14.51 $30,180
Springfield, IL 360 $15.80 $32,860
Lafayette, LA 350 $9.70 $20,180
Ann Arbor, MI 340 $14.61 $30,380
Chattanooga, TN-GA 340 $11.96 $24,870
Mansfield, OH 340 $11.61 $24,160
Fayetteville, NC 330 $9.42 $19,580
Wheeling, WV-OH 330 $9.08 $18,880
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 330 $14.52 $30,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 330 $9.31 $19,370
Peoria, IL 330 $11.84 $24,620
Lafayette, IN 330 $10.40 $21,620
Mobile, AL 330 $10.14 $21,090
Eau Claire, WI 320 $13.32 $27,710
Iowa City, IA 320 $11.81 $24,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 320 $8.86 $18,430
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 310 $12.03 $25,020
Charleston, WV 310 $11.39 $23,690
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 310 $11.48 $23,870
Gainesville, FL 310 $12.22 $25,430
Altoona, PA 300 $9.48 $19,720
La Crosse, WI-MN 290 $10.94 $22,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 290 $12.70 $26,410
Racine, WI 290 $11.18 $23,250
Modesto, CA 290 $11.33 $23,570
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 280 $10.21 $21,230
Lima, OH 280 $8.64 $17,970
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 280 $12.85 $26,720
Tyler, TX 280 $11.40 $23,710
Rochester, MN 280 $12.72 $26,450
St. Cloud, MN 280 $11.42 $23,750
Wilmington, NC 270 $9.20 $19,140
Sioux Falls, SD 270 $12.10 $25,160
Janesville, WI 260 $10.54 $21,930
Topeka, KS 250 $11.37 $23,660
Lawrence, KS 250 $9.63 $20,030
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 250 $11.43 $23,780
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 250 $12.56 $26,120
Ocean City, NJ 250 $14.02 $29,160
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 250 $12.31 $25,600
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 250 $11.99 $24,940
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 250 $12.83 $26,690
Bismarck, ND 240 $10.89 $22,660
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 240 $12.02 $25,010
Billings, MT 240 $13.86 $28,830
Johnstown, PA 240 $10.52 $21,870
Waterbury, CT 240 $11.10 $23,080
Punta Gorda, FL 230 $9.91 $20,620
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 230 $10.37 $21,580
Dover, DE 230 $12.47 $25,940
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 230 $10.43 $21,700
Bellingham, WA 230 $12.12 $25,210
Jackson, MS 220 $13.55 $28,190
Lynchburg, VA 220 $13.19 $27,440
Olympia, WA 220 $14.00 $29,110
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 220 $16.26 $33,810
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 220 $17.58 $36,560
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 220 $11.88 $24,710
Terre Haute, IN 220 $11.20 $23,290
Bloomington-Normal, IL 210 $11.72 $24,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 210 $10.28 $21,370
New Bedford, MA 210 Not available Not available
Springfield, OH 210 $12.76 $26,550
Utica-Rome, NY 210 $11.91 $24,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 210 $14.90 $30,990
Morgantown, WV 210 $10.52 $21,880
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 200 $13.15 $27,360
Tuscaloosa, AL 200 $15.13 $31,460
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 200 $9.29 $19,320
Grand Junction, CO 200 $11.56 $24,050
Waco, TX 200 $12.76 $26,550
Fond du Lac, WI 190 $11.85 $24,650
Kingston, NY 190 $10.08 $20,960
Lake Charles, LA 190 $8.72 $18,130
Salisbury, MD 190 $10.58 $22,000
Rockford, IL 190 $12.87 $26,760
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 190 $10.59 $22,020
Jacksonville, NC 190 $11.32 $23,540
Wausau, WI 180 $12.07 $25,100
Greeley, CO 180 $9.59 $19,940
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 180 $11.68 $24,290
Williamsport, PA 180 $11.46 $23,840
Gainesville, GA 180 $13.35 $27,770
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 180 $10.94 $22,760
Coeur d'Alene, ID 180 $12.03 $25,030
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 180 $11.66 $24,250
Corpus Christi, TX 180 Not available Not available
Laredo, TX 180 $9.15 $19,030
Rapid City, SD 170 $12.65 $26,310
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 170 $12.24 $25,460
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 170 $9.12 $18,960
Medford, OR 170 $11.01 $22,910
Lebanon, PA 170 $10.74 $22,340
Missoula, MT 170 $9.68 $20,130
Champaign-Urbana, IL 170 $15.33 $31,890
Longview, TX 170 $7.64 $15,890
Harrisonburg, VA 170 Not available Not available
Decatur, AL 170 $14.82 $30,830
Athens-Clarke County, GA 170 $13.49 $28,050
Spartanburg, SC 170 $9.98 $20,750
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 160 $15.15 $31,510
Dubuque, IA 160 $10.59 $22,040
Lubbock, TX 160 $8.56 $17,800
Joplin, MO 160 $9.55 $19,870
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 160 $10.80 $22,470
Pittsfield, MA 160 $12.66 $26,330
San Angelo, TX 150 $12.13 $25,230
Hattiesburg, MS 150 $9.03 $18,780
St. Joseph, MO-KS 150 $13.06 $27,170
Decatur, IL 150 $11.62 $24,170
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 150 $14.07 $29,260
Dothan, AL 150 $16.69 $34,720
Kokomo, IN 150 $10.53 $21,900
Santa Fe, NM 150 $14.22 $29,570
Glens Falls, NY 150 $14.21 $29,560
Bay City, MI 150 $10.95 $22,770
Midland, TX 150 $10.04 $20,890
Cheyenne, WY 140 $13.56 $28,200
Abilene, TX 140 Not available Not available
Jefferson City, MO 140 $13.51 $28,110
Macon, GA 140 $12.66 $26,340
Elizabethtown, KY 140 $9.88 $20,540
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 $15.54 $32,330
Amarillo, TX 140 $10.44 $21,720
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 140 $13.45 $27,980
Jonesboro, AR 130 $9.42 $19,600
Alexandria, LA 130 $9.29 $19,320
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 130 $10.05 $20,900
State College, PA 130 $12.14 $25,240
Corvallis, OR 130 $15.49 $32,230
Ames, IA 130 $12.54 $26,090
Longview, WA 130 $16.71 $34,750
Odessa, TX 130 $9.97 $20,740
Fort Smith, AR-OK 130 $12.44 $25,870
Hot Springs, AR 130 $9.66 $20,090
Jackson, TN 130 $11.94 $24,830
Ponce, PR 130 $7.75 $16,110
Cumberland, MD-WV 120 $10.74 $22,350
Greenville, NC 120 $9.57 $19,900
Bowling Green, KY 120 $10.63 $22,100
Pueblo, CO 120 $10.15 $21,100
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 120 $13.22 $27,500
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 120 $8.53 $17,750
Jackson, MI 120 $11.41 $23,730
Visalia-Porterville, CA 120 $9.05 $18,820
Anderson, IN 120 $8.78 $18,260
Battle Creek, MI 120 $8.59 $17,860
Elmira, NY 110 $9.76 $20,310
Las Cruces, NM 110 $9.30 $19,340
Bloomington, IN 110 $12.04 $25,040
Bangor, ME 110 $12.53 $26,070
Napa, CA 110 $9.82 $20,420
Winchester, VA-WV 110 $13.45 $27,970
Lawton, OK 110 $8.27 $17,210
Wenatchee, WA 110 $10.88 $22,630
Owensboro, KY 110 $9.67 $20,120
Flagstaff, AZ 110 $11.76 $24,460
Muncie, IN 110 $9.75 $20,280
Yuba City, CA 110 $10.61 $22,060
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 100 Not available Not available
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 100 Not available Not available
Lewiston, ID-WA 100 $8.72 $18,130
Chico, CA 100 $10.05 $20,910
Columbus, GA-AL 100 $12.25 $25,470
Redding, CA 100 $9.32 $19,380
Ithaca, NY 100 $12.96 $26,960
Brunswick, GA 90 $14.20 $29,530
Florence, SC 90 $15.25 $31,720
Anniston-Oxford, AL 90 $11.50 $23,920
Rome, GA 80 $9.97 $20,730
Guayama, PR 80 $6.69 $13,920
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 80 $13.51 $28,110
Clarksville, TN-KY 80 $12.76 $26,540
Monroe, LA 80 $8.58 $17,840
Yakima, WA 80 $13.24 $27,540
Farmington, NM 70 $7.38 $15,350
Yuma, AZ 70 $11.07 $23,030
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 70 $10.20 $21,210
Valdosta, GA 70 $8.41 $17,490
Prescott, AZ 60 $12.22 $25,420
Carson City, NV 60 $10.30 $21,410
Columbus, IN 60 $10.25 $21,330
Fairbanks, AK 60 $16.72 $34,770
Mayaguez, PR 60 $7.63 $15,870
Goldsboro, NC 60 $8.61 $17,910
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 60 $10.12 $21,040
Rocky Mount, NC 60 $8.12 $16,890
Casper, WY 50 $12.67 $26,350
Albany, GA 50 Not available Not available
Sandusky, OH 50 $12.38 $25,760
El Centro, CA 50 $10.18 $21,180
Pine Bluff, AR 40 $8.83 $18,360
Salinas, CA 40 $11.60 $24,140
Danville, VA 30 $13.85 $28,800
Wichita Falls, TX Not available $7.39 $15,370
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division Not available $20.68 $43,010
Grand Forks, ND-MN Not available $9.52 $19,810
Fargo, ND-MN Not available $12.14 $25,250
Monroe, MI Not available $11.78 $24,500
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Not available $12.20 $25,390
Stockton, CA Not available $12.03 $25,020
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA Not available $10.01 $20,820
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Not available $12.49 $25,970
Anderson, SC Not available $11.89 $24,720
Burlington, NC Not available $7.43 $15,460
Merced, CA Not available $10.14 $21,090
Fresno, CA Not available $13.90 $28,900
Bakersfield, CA Not available $11.00 $22,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Not available $10.60 $22,050
Johnson City, TN Not available $16.37 $34,060
Cedar Rapids, IA Not available $11.35 $23,610
Eugene-Springfield, OR Not available $10.72 $22,290
Bend, OR Not available $10.62 $22,090
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Not available $7.02 $14,590
College Station-Bryan, TX Not available $11.06 $23,000
Gadsden, AL Not available $11.21 $23,320
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Not available $11.22 $23,340
Palm Coast, FL Not available $9.95 $20,700
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Not available $8.21 $17,080
Auburn-Opelika, AL Not available $7.98 $16,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Not available $11.25 $23,400
Sherman-Denison, TX Not available $11.26 $23,410
Victoria, TX Not available $9.04 $18,800
Logan, UT-ID Not available $12.40 $25,800
St. George, UT Not available $9.39 $19,540
Binghamton, NY Not available $10.92 $22,720
Idaho Falls, ID Not available $8.57 $17,820
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