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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”

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.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
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.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
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.
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.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
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.
Develop new styles and techniques.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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