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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 “Hairstylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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