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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 Stylist”

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.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
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.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Schedule client appointments.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
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.
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.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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