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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 Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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