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Job Description

Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 39-5012.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 29,590.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 352,380 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists”.

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Tasks for “Beautician Apprentice”

Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Schedule client appointments.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.

Related Technology & Tools

Handheld electric hair clippers
Heated hair curlers
Fingernail clippers
Nail cleaning brushes
Tint application brushes
Straight razors
Hair thinning scissors
Haircutting scissors
Color application combs
Hairstyling brushes
Hair pins
Butterfly hair clamps
Hooded hair dryers
Cuticle pushers
Dye application brushes
Flat irons
Duckbill hair clamps
Wide-tooth combs
Digital timers
Fine-tooth combs
Cuticle scissors
Desktop computers
Curling irons
Teasing combs
Rat tail combs
Hot combs
Round brushes
Nail buffers
Handheld hair dryers
Safety goggles
Detangling combs
Electronic cash registers
Shampoo bowls
Laptop computers
Cuticle nippers
Hair clips
Nail files

Appointment scheduling software
Microsoft Excel
Intuit QuickBooks
Microsoft Office
Sale processing software
Microsoft Word
Customer information databases