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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…

Tasks for “Hairstylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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