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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 “Cosmetology Instructor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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