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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 “Hairstylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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