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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 “Stylist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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