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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 Therapist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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