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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”

Schedule client appointments.
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.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
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.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
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.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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