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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”

Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
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.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
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.
Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
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.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Schedule client appointments.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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