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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 Dresser”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Customer information databases
Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Word
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