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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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