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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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