Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers cut and dress hair, shave and trim beards, give beauty treatment, apply cosmetics and make-up and give other kinds of treatment to individuals in order to improve their appearance.
Job Description:
Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.
Duties and Tasks:
1) Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
2) Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers’ instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
3) Analyze patrons’ hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
4) Schedule client appointments.
5) Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
6) Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
7) Shampoo, rinse, condition and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
8) Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
9) Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
10) Develop new styles and techniques.
11) Apply water, setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
12) Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
13) Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
14) Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
15) Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
16) Shave, trim and shape beards and moustaches.
17) Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers and assistants.
18) Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
19) Give facials to patrons, using special compounds such as lotions and creams.
20) Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
21) Apply artificial fingernails.
22) Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
Activities:
1) Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
2) Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
3) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
4) Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
5) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
6) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
7) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
8) Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
9) Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
10) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
11) Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
12) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
13) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
14) Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
15) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
16) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
17) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
18) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
19) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
20) Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Abilities:
1) Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
2) Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
3) Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
4) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
5) Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
6) Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
7) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
8) Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
9) Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
10) Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
11) Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
12) Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
13) Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
14) Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
15) Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
16) Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Knowledge
1) Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
2) English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
3) Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.