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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
Also Known As…
- Stylist
- Master Cosmetologist
- Manager Stylist
- Hairstylist
- Hairdresser
- Hair Stylist
- Hair Dresser
- Cosmetologist
- Beautician
- Barber Stylist
- Wig Stylist
- Wig Dresser
- Wedding Makeup Artist
- Trichologist
- Salon Stylist
- Salon Manager
- Salon Designer
- Salon Customer Experience Specialist
- Mortuary Beautician
- Men's Custom Hair Piece Consultant
- Image Consultant
- Hypertrichologist
- Hairpiece Stylist
- Hair Specialist
- Hair Cutter
- Hair Colorist
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Funeral Home Makeup Artist
- Electrolysist
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrologist
- Cosmetology Teacher
- Cosmetology Instructor
- Cosmetologist Apprentice
- Cosmetician Apprentice
- Cosmetician
- Cosmetic Consultant
- Colorist
- Beauty Therapist
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Advisor
- Beautician Apprentice
Tasks for “Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists”
- Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
- Apply artificial fingernails.
- Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
- Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
- Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
- Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
- Develop new styles and techniques.
- Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
- Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
- Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
- Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
- Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
- Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
- Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
- Order, display, and maintain supplies.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Nail files
- Handheld electric hair clippers
- Cuticle pushers
- Hairstyling brushes
- Rat tail combs
- Round brushes
- Hair pins
- Desktop computers
- Butterfly hair clamps
- Color application combs
- Flat irons
- Nail buffers
- Detangling combs
- Heated hair curlers
- Fine-tooth combs
- Electronic cash registers
- Straight razors
- Wide-tooth combs
- Shampoo bowls
- Teasing combs
- Curling irons
- Hair thinning scissors
- Handheld hair dryers
- Duckbill hair clamps
- Digital timers
- Safety goggles
- Hair clips
- Nail cleaning brushes
- Fingernail clippers
- Tint application brushes
- Hot combs
- Laptop computers
- Cuticle scissors
- Hooded hair dryers
- Haircutting scissors
- Dye application brushes
- Cuticle nippers
- Customer information databases
- Appointment scheduling software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Sale processing software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Office