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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 “Trichologist”

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.
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.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Schedule client appointments.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
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.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
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.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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