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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”.
Also Known As…
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
- Stylist
- Master Cosmetologist
- Manager Stylist
- Hairstylist
- Hairdresser
- Hair Dresser
- Cosmetologist
- Beautician
- Barber Stylist
- Wig Stylist
- Wig Dresser
- Wedding Makeup Artist
- Trichologist
- Salon Stylist
- Salon Manager
- Salon Designer
- Salon Customer Experience Specialist
- Mortuary Beautician
- Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Hypertrichologist
- Hairpiece Stylist
- Hair Stylist
- Hair Specialist
- Hair Cutter
- Hair Colorist
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Funeral Home Makeup Artist
- Electrolysist
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrologist
- Cosmetology Teacher
- Cosmetology Instructor
- Cosmetologist Apprentice
- Cosmetician Apprentice
- Cosmetician
- Cosmetic Consultant
- Colorist
- Beauty Therapist
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Advisor
- Beautician Apprentice
Tasks for “Hair Stylist”
- 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.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
- Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
- Order, display, and maintain supplies.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
- Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- 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.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
- Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wide-tooth combs
- Digital timers
- Teasing combs
- Nail buffers
- Detangling combs
- Fingernail clippers
- Handheld hair dryers
- Heated hair curlers
- Cuticle pushers
- Safety goggles
- Hot combs
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Cuticle nippers
- Fine-tooth combs
- Flat irons
- Hooded hair dryers
- Shampoo bowls
- Haircutting scissors
- Round brushes
- Hairstyling brushes
- Cuticle scissors
- Tint application brushes
- Curling irons
- Color application combs
- Hair clips
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Nail files
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Straight razors
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Rat tail combs
- Hair pins
- Electronic cash registers
- Hair thinning scissors
- Dye application brushes
- Appointment scheduling software
- Sale processing software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Customer information databases
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Word