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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 “Wig Dresser”

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.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Schedule client appointments.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
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.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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