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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.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Schedule client appointments.
Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
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.
Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
Order, display, and maintain supplies.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Apply artificial fingernails.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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