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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 “Beautician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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