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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”
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
- Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
- Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
- 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.
- Develop new styles and techniques.
- Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
- Order, display, and maintain supplies.
- 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.
- Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
- Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Color application combs
- Safety goggles
- Hooded hair dryers
- Nail buffers
- Heated hair curlers
- Desktop computers
- Round brushes
- Rat tail combs
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Nail files
- Hair pins
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Hair thinning scissors
- Hairstyling brushes
- Haircutting scissors
- Cuticle nippers
- Handheld hair dryers
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Tint application brushes
- Detangling combs
- Straight razors
- Flat irons
- Hair clips
- Hot combs
- Dye application brushes
- Digital timers
- Cuticle pushers
- Wide-tooth combs
- Fine-tooth combs
- Laptop computers
- Electronic cash registers
- Fingernail clippers
- Shampoo bowls
- Curling irons
- Cuticle scissors
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Teasing combs
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Sale processing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Appointment scheduling software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Customer information databases