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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 “Hair Dresser”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Customer information databases
Appointment scheduling software
Sale processing software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Intuit QuickBooks
Microsoft Office