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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 “Salon Designer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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