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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…

Tasks for “Hairdresser”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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