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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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