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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 Apprentice”

Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
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.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
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.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Schedule client appointments.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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