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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Beauty Operator”

Apply artificial fingernails.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
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.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
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.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Schedule client appointments.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Develop new styles and techniques.
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.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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