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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…
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Stylist
- Master Cosmetologist
- Manager Stylist
- Hairstylist
- Hairdresser
- Hair Stylist
- Hair Dresser
- Cosmetologist
- Beautician
- Barber Stylist
- Wig Stylist
- Wig Dresser
- Wedding Makeup Artist
- Trichologist
- Salon Stylist
- Salon Manager
- Salon Designer
- Salon Customer Experience Specialist
- Mortuary Beautician
- Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Hypertrichologist
- Hairpiece Stylist
- Hair Specialist
- Hair Cutter
- Hair Colorist
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Funeral Home Makeup Artist
- Electrolysist
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrologist
- Cosmetology Teacher
- Cosmetology Instructor
- Cosmetologist Apprentice
- Cosmetician Apprentice
- Cosmetician
- Cosmetic Consultant
- Colorist
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Advisor
- Beautician Apprentice
Tasks for “Beauty Therapist”
- Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
- Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- 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.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- 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.
- Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
- 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.
- Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Develop new styles and techniques.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Related Technology & Tools
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Safety goggles
- Desktop computers
- Straight razors
- Digital timers
- Electronic cash registers
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Fine-tooth combs
- Hair clips
- Cuticle nippers
- Haircutting scissors
- Nail files
- Color application combs
- Shampoo bowls
- Laptop computers
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Curling irons
- Tint application brushes
- Cuticle scissors
- Fingernail clippers
- Cuticle pushers
- Wide-tooth combs
- Detangling combs
- Heated hair curlers
- Hot combs
- Hair pins
- Hairstyling brushes
- Hair thinning scissors
- Round brushes
- Dye application brushes
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Nail buffers
- Teasing combs
- Rat tail combs
- Hooded hair dryers
- Flat irons
- Handheld hair dryers
- Appointment scheduling software
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer information databases
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Word
- Sale processing software
- Microsoft Office