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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 “Hair Colorist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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