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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

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Tasks for “Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists”

Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
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.
Apply artificial fingernails.
Schedule client appointments.
Develop new styles and techniques.
Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
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.
Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
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.
Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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