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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 “Master Cosmetologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Customer information databases