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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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