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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 Specialist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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