39-5012.00 Bright OutlookApprenticeship

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists

Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.

Career Cluster:Healthcare & Human Services
Job Family:Personal Care and Service
Job Zone:Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Industry:Other Services (Except Public Administration)
Build Resume

Technology Tools

Apple iOSFacebookIntuit QuickBooksMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Word

Key Tasks

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

Skills

Active Listening
72%
Speaking
69%
Service Orientation
66%
Critical Thinking
60%
Active Learning
56%
Judgment and Decision Making
56%
Social Perceptiveness
53%
Time Management
50%
Reading Comprehension
50%
Complex Problem Solving
50%
Monitoring
50%
Persuasion
47%
Writing
47%
Instructing
47%
Coordination
47%
Learning Strategies
47%
Negotiation
44%
Management of Personnel Resources
38%
Operations Analysis
38%
Mathematics
35%
Systems Analysis
31%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Operations Monitoring
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Equipment Selection
19%
Technology Design
19%
Science
16%
Quality Control Analysis
16%
Troubleshooting
13%
Management of Financial Resources
13%
Operation and Control
10%
Programming
10%
Equipment Maintenance
10%
Repairing
0%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
86%
Sales and Marketing
67%
Administration and Management
50%
Education and Training
49%
English Language
47%
Chemistry
45%
Administrative
39%
Personnel and Human Resources
38%
Economics and Accounting
38%
Mathematics
30%
Production and Processing
29%
Computers and Electronics
27%
Psychology
25%
Law and Government
25%
Public Safety and Security
25%
Communications and Media
23%
Mechanical
22%
Transportation
19%
Engineering and Technology
18%
Design
16%
Biology
15%
Therapy and Counseling
11%
Sociology and Anthropology
9%
Telecommunications
7%
Foreign Language
7%
Food Production
7%
Physics
6%
Fine Arts
5%
Building and Construction
5%
Medicine and Dentistry
3%
History and Archeology
1%
Philosophy and Theology
1%
Geography
0%

Build a Resume for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists

Create a professional, ATS-optimized resume tailored to this career path.

Create Resume

Abilities

Near Vision
75%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
72%
Finger Dexterity
72%
Manual Dexterity
72%
Oral Expression
69%
Oral Comprehension
69%
Originality
69%
Speech Recognition
66%
Visualization
63%
Speech Clarity
56%
Fluency of Ideas
56%
Problem Sensitivity
53%
Visual Color Discrimination
53%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Category Flexibility
50%
Inductive Reasoning
50%
Written Comprehension
50%
Information Ordering
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Multilimb Coordination
47%
Flexibility of Closure
47%
Control Precision
47%
Trunk Strength
47%
Time Sharing
47%
Written Expression
47%
Extent Flexibility
44%
Perceptual Speed
41%
Speed of Closure
38%
Mathematical Reasoning
35%
Far Vision
35%
Auditory Attention
31%
Dynamic Strength
31%
Number Facility
28%
Stamina
28%
Wrist-Finger Speed
25%
Hearing Sensitivity
25%
Static Strength
25%
Depth Perception
25%
Memorization
25%
Gross Body Coordination
22%
Gross Body Equilibrium
16%
Explosive Strength
10%
Dynamic Flexibility
3%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Night Vision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Rate Control
0%
Response Orientation
0%

Work Activities

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
82%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
75%
Selling or Influencing Others
75%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
73%
Assisting and Caring for Others
73%
Thinking Creatively
71%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
70%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
66%
Getting Information
65%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
64%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
64%
Training and Teaching Others
64%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
63%
Performing General Physical Activities
62%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
60%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
59%
Documenting/Recording Information
58%
Developing and Building Teams
56%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
56%
Scheduling Work and Activities
55%
Handling and Moving Objects
54%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
52%
Analyzing Data or Information
50%
Coaching and Developing Others
49%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
49%
Working with Computers
49%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
44%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
44%
Performing Administrative Activities
42%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
41%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
40%
Processing Information
39%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
38%
Controlling Machines and Processes
37%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
35%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
34%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
34%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
34%
Staffing Organizational Units
33%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
30%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
27%

Work Context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

100%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

99%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

96%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

96%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

94%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

93%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

93%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

92%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

90%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

87%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

85%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

82%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

74%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

73%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

72%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

68%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

65%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

64%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

63%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

61%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

61%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

60%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

55%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

49%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

49%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

43%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

41%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

41%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

32%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

32%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

32%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

31%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

30%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

30%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

30%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

22%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

22%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

21%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

19%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

15%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

12%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

9%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

6%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

5%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

5%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

5%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

2%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

2%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

2%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

0%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

0%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

0%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

0%

Education

Post-secondary certificate

79%

High school diploma or equivalent

21%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

74

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

49

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

45

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

38

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

37

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

9

Work Styles

Social Orientation
80%
Dependability
71%
Cooperation
69%
Attention to Detail
68%
Optimism
66%
Empathy
64%
Sincerity
50%
Innovation
49%
Self-Control
49%
Self-Confidence
44%
Initiative
43%
Adaptability
40%
Achievement Orientation
37%
Stress Tolerance
36%
Cautiousness
33%
Integrity
30%
Humility
27%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
27%
Perseverance
26%
Intellectual Curiosity
23%
Leadership Orientation
19%

Work Values

Relationships
89%
Independence
67%
Achievement
50%
Working Conditions
36%
Recognition
28%
Support
17%

Ready to pursue a career as Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists?

Create a professional resume that highlights the right skills and experience for this role.

Build Your Resume Now