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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 “Master Cosmetologist”

Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
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.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Schedule client appointments.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
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.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Apply artificial fingernails.
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.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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