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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Customer information databases
Microsoft Word
Sale processing software
Appointment scheduling software
Intuit QuickBooks
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office