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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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