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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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