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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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