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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 “Cosmetician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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