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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 “Trichologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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