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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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