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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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