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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”.
Also Known As…
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Stylist
- Master Cosmetologist
- Manager Stylist
- Hairstylist
- Hairdresser
- Hair Stylist
- Hair Dresser
- Cosmetologist
- Beautician
- Barber Stylist
- Wig Stylist
- Wig Dresser
- Wedding Makeup Artist
- Trichologist
- Salon Stylist
- Salon Manager
- Salon Designer
- Salon Customer Experience Specialist
- Mortuary Beautician
- Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Hypertrichologist
- Hairpiece Stylist
- Hair Specialist
- Hair Cutter
- Hair Colorist
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Funeral Home Makeup Artist
- Electrolysist
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrologist
- Cosmetology Teacher
- Cosmetology Instructor
- Cosmetologist Apprentice
- Cosmetician Apprentice
- Cosmetician
- Cosmetic Consultant
- Colorist
- Beauty Therapist
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Advisor
- Beautician Apprentice
Tasks for “Hair Stylist”
- Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
- Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
- Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
- 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.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Develop new styles and techniques.
- 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.
- Order, display, and maintain supplies.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
- Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Round brushes
- Safety goggles
- Cuticle nippers
- Curling irons
- Color application combs
- Nail buffers
- Tint application brushes
- Detangling combs
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Haircutting scissors
- Hairstyling brushes
- Handheld hair dryers
- Hooded hair dryers
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Electronic cash registers
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Hair thinning scissors
- Hair clips
- Straight razors
- Nail files
- Cuticle scissors
- Hair pins
- Fingernail clippers
- Teasing combs
- Heated hair curlers
- Shampoo bowls
- Hot combs
- Flat irons
- Dye application brushes
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Digital timers
- Wide-tooth combs
- Rat tail combs
- Cuticle pushers
- Fine-tooth combs
- Customer information databases
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Sale processing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Appointment scheduling software