Hair Dressers or Hail Stylists provide shampoos, cutting, coloring and styling, give advice on hair care, straighten or perm hair and lighten or darken hair color. They’re expected to keep a record of hair color and perm formulations of regular clients.
Hair Dressers are responsible for keeping their work area clean and sanitizing their work instruments. Hair dressers are often called upon to sit at the customer service/reception desk, make appointments and process payments. More and more hair dressers also sell hair care and cosmetics products which have become a significant profit center in many salons.
Hair dressers in large salons or franchised salons may advance to a supervisory position where they assume management duties such as hiring and firing, inventory ordering and control, payroll and advertising.
Even though many beauty professionals work part-time, good health and stamina are needed to deal with standing on your feet for hours at a time, working with your arms at shoulder level and wearing plastic gloves and aprons to counter frequent exposure to chemicals.
Career opportunities for hair dressers include:
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Salon management
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Salon ownership
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Working in a healthcare environment, i.e., nursing home, assisted living
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Corporate sales rep for a beauty products manufacturer
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Magazine writer
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Hair color specialist
Earnings vary dramatically from city to city and state to state, to get an idea of what you could earn as a Hair Stylist contact one of our featured schools or your local hair salons.
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