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title: "Scrub Cap Men — $118K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 46/100 · $118K/yr market · 516K searches/yr · $13.41 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **scrub cap men**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (1.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 23Conversion 21Competition 79Returns 48Price range 52Avg price 62Brand share 77Review moat 38Quality gap 42
**Competition**
**Great****36%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Brand share**
**Great****58%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Avg price**
**Good****$13.41**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$7.55–$22.95**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****3.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,667.03**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****$118K**
$118K/yr · 516K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-3.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, scrub cap men is a $118K/yr Amazon United States market (516K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **scrub cap men market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$134K–$168K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,396**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **98%**
- **Sponsored**
- **98%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **36 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**20 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**58%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**36%**
Top 20: 81%
**Open market**
**35%**
- Cherokee18% - FIGS13% - Tuaakeo10% - DOKTORAM9% - WINK8% - GUOER7%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/scrub-cap-men/trend)
## **Top scrub cap men search terms**
- **scrub cap men**150K/yr-3.7%1.8% conv. - **mens scrub cap**71K/yr-4.2%1.4% conv. - **scrub caps men**50K/yr+7.8%1.4% conv. - **surgical cap men**42K/yr-18.2%1.8% conv. - **scrub hats men**28K/yr-11.7%1.4% conv. - **mens scrub caps**24K/yr-3.0%0.8% conv. - **men scrub cap**19K/yr-10.0%0.9% conv. - **surgical caps for men**21K/yr-9.2%1.0% conv. - **scrub caps for men**16K/yr+13.7%1.0% conv. - **surgeon caps for men**13K/yr+21.0%1.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/scrub-cap-men/search-terms)
## **Top scrub cap men products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$4K6%$7K9%$11K12%$14K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Cherokee Men and Women Scrub Cap with Adjustable Elastic Tie-Back Lightweight Breathable No-Slip Unisex Surgical Cap - 2506 OS Black**Cherokee**$9.67**4.6★2,422 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DVM4GNQ) [2**Surgical Scrub Hat - Classic Artwork Design for Artistic Surgeons**DOKTORAM**$18.98**4.6★1,744 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWJY17PC) [3**Scrub Cap Men Satin Lined Nurse Hats for Women Scrub Mens Surgical Hats Silk Dental Surgeon Bonnet with 4 Buttons Fall Black**Hachapy**$18.82**4.5★182 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DF2H5526) [4**FIGS Unisex Modern Classic Scrub Cap - Burgundy One Size**FIGS**$19.24**4.6★612 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DTQN8BB) [5**Tired Frog Working Cap Scrub Cap with Sweatband Adjustable Tie Back Hat Breathable Headgear for Women/Men**Tuaakeo**$14.89**4.3★40 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWCDDJTQ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Cute Dinosaur Astronauts Men Women Scrub Caps Surgical Cap with Sweatband Adjustable Tie-Back Lightweight Nursing Hats**VVGETE**$12.28**15 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS8VNTRQ) [**Wave Japanese Working Cap Breathable Adjustable and Sweatband Comfortable Scrub Cap for Women Men**BEIQIEMWONG**$13.53**9 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXG8NR6K) [**Tired Frog Working Cap Scrub Cap with Sweatband Adjustable Tie Back Hat Breathable Headgear for Women/Men**Tuaakeo**$14.89**40 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWCDDJTQ) [**Bigfoot Working Cap Scrub Cap with Sweatband Adjustable Tie Back Hat Breathable Headgear for Women/Men**Tuaakeo**$13.38**40 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWC9SVGC) [**Unisex Modern Scrub Cap With Buttonholes Black**FIGS**$22.95**11 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVSCW77W)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Cute Dinosaur Astronauts Men Women Scrub Caps Surgical Cap with Sweatband Adjustable Tie-Back Lightweight Nursing Hats**VVGETE**$12.28**4.2★**▲ 89%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS8VNTRQ) [**Unisex Modern Scrub Cap With Buttonholes Black**FIGS**$22.95**5.0★**▲ 88%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVSCW77W) [**GUOER Womens and Mens Scrub Cap Working Hat One Size Multiple Color (Color45B)**GUOER**$13.06**4.3★**▲ 78%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PZTSX8G) [**Wave Japanese Working Cap Breathable Adjustable and Sweatband Comfortable Scrub Cap for Women Men**BEIQIEMWONG**$13.53**4.9★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXG8NR6K) [**MIKAL Unisex Scrub Cap | Supersoft Cotton Spandex Sweat Absorbent | OneSize No-Slip Surgical Cap for Healthcare (Black)**MIKAL**$12.96**4.5★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1VR1CB4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about scrub cap men**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**22%
*“Good fit, works as intended”*
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“Good quality product”*
**Comfort-Overall**12%
*“Very comfortable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“looks exactly like the pictures”*
**Breathability**4%
*“very breathable,”*
**Weight Light**4%
*“The material was lightweight”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“Great material”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Very useful”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“they're worth it”*
**Soft Feel**3%
*“Very soft”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**54%
*“Did not fit”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“It is not the material you get wet”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Poor quality”*
**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**3%
*“they proved their deceptive selling tactics”*
**Comfort-Overall**3%
*“Very uncomfortable”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Not practical at all”*
**Thickness**1%
*“Pretty thin”*
**Shape/Style**1%
*“Ugly looking”*
**Breathability**1%
*“The material DOESN'T breathe”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**1%
*“Not suitable for actual scrub environment”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**73%
**Material Quality**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Shape/Style**3%
**Width**3%
**Length**2%
**Color**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Thin**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is scrub cap men profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $118K/yr across 40 tracked products. 2 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the scrub cap men niche?**
- 20 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in scrub cap men?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Material Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
- **When does demand for scrub cap men peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the scrub cap men niche?**
- Listings span $7.55–$22.95; the average listing price is $13.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,667 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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