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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 “Colorist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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