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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 “Salon Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Customer information databases
Appointment scheduling software
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Microsoft Office
Sale processing software
Microsoft Word