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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 “Beauty Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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