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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Trichologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
Appointment scheduling software
Intuit QuickBooks
Sale processing software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word