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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 “Barber Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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