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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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