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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…
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Stylist
- Master Cosmetologist
- Manager Stylist
- Hairstylist
- Hairdresser
- Hair Stylist
- Hair Dresser
- Cosmetologist
- Beautician
- Barber Stylist
- Wig Stylist
- Wedding Makeup Artist
- Trichologist
- Salon Stylist
- Salon Manager
- Salon Designer
- Salon Customer Experience Specialist
- Mortuary Beautician
- Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Hypertrichologist
- Hairpiece Stylist
- Hair Specialist
- Hair Cutter
- Hair Colorist
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Funeral Home Makeup Artist
- Electrolysist
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrologist
- Cosmetology Teacher
- Cosmetology Instructor
- Cosmetologist Apprentice
- Cosmetician Apprentice
- Cosmetician
- Cosmetic Consultant
- Colorist
- Beauty Therapist
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Advisor
- Beautician Apprentice
Tasks for “Wig Dresser”
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- 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.
- Schedule client appointments.
- 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.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
- 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.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
- 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.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
- Develop new styles and techniques.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Related Technology & Tools
- Round brushes
- Dye application brushes
- Nail buffers
- Hair pins
- Handheld hair dryers
- Fine-tooth combs
- Flat irons
- Curling irons
- Hooded hair dryers
- Hairstyling brushes
- Safety goggles
- Heated hair curlers
- Hot combs
- Nail files
- Haircutting scissors
- Fingernail clippers
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Cuticle pushers
- Straight razors
- Electronic cash registers
- Wide-tooth combs
- Rat tail combs
- Shampoo bowls
- Desktop computers
- Digital timers
- Hair thinning scissors
- Tint application brushes
- Color application combs
- Cuticle nippers
- Laptop computers
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Teasing combs
- Hair clips
- Detangling combs
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Cuticle scissors
- Customer information databases
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office
- Sale processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Appointment scheduling software
- Microsoft Excel