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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 “Wig Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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