Will “Hairstylist” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Record services provided on cashiers' tickets or receive payment from customers.

• Perform clerical and administrative duties such as keeping records, paying bills, and hiring and supervising personnel.

• Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.

• Stay informed of the latest styles and hair care techniques.

• Keep card files on clientele, recording notes of work done, products used and fees charged after each visit.

• Cut and trim hair according to clients' instructions or current hairstyles, using clippers, combs, hand-held blow driers, and scissors.

• Provide skin care and nail treatments.

• Provide face, neck, and scalp massages.

• Shampoo hair.

• Recommend and sell lotions, tonics, or other cosmetic supplies.

• Suggest treatments to alleviate hair problems.

• Question patrons regarding desired services and haircut styles.

• Curl, color, or straighten hair, using special chemical solutions and equipment.

• Clean work stations and sweep floors.

• Order supplies.

• Drape and pin protective cloths around customers' shoulders.

• Shape and trim beards and moustaches, using scissors.

• Apply lather and shave beards or neck and temple hair contours, using razors.