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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 “Master Cosmetologist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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