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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 “Cosmetic Consultant”

Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
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.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
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.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Schedule client appointments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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