# Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 39-5012.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Cosmetologist
- Hair Stylist
- Hairdresser
- Hairstylist
- Beautician
- Hair Dresser
- Stylist
- Beauty Advisor
- Beauty Operator
- Beauty Specialist
- Beauty Therapist
- Colorist

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ae |
| Schedule client appointments. | Core | 4.A.2.b.5.c |
| Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics. | Core | 4.A.4.a.6.b |
| Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.f |
| Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers, and assistants. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.a.5.b |
| Shampoo, rinse, condition, and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.a.5.c |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Set up merchandise displays. | 4.A.3.a.2.h |
| Order materials, supplies, or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Clean facilities or work areas. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Clean tools or equipment. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Groom wigs or hairpieces. | 4.A.3.a.2.ae |
| Trim client hair. | 4.A.3.a.2.ae |
| Assess skin or hair conditions. | 4.A.2.a.1.f |
| Schedule appointments. | 4.A.2.b.5.c |
| Apply solutions to hair for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes. | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Maintain client information or service records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Apply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin. | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Operate cash registers. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Sell products or services. | 4.A.4.a.6.b |
| Promote products, services, or programs. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use. | 4.A.4.b.3.e |
| Design costumes or cosmetic effects for characters. | 4.A.2.b.2.t |
| Administer basic health care or medical treatments. | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients. | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Administer therapeutic massages. | 4.A.4.a.5.b |
| Train service staff. | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Supervise service workers. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Treat nails by shaping, decorating, or augmenting. | 4.A.3.a.2.u |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.43 |
| Near Vision | ability | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.88 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3.88 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Originality | ability | 3.75 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 3.67 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.62 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.5 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | ability | 3.12 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.01 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 2.97 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Written Expression | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Facebook | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Apple IOS | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Accounting Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apple iOS | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Appointment scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Customer information databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Sale processing software | Point of sale POS software | no | no |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 5 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.97 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.83 |
| Contact With Others | 4.82 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.76 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.71 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.7 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.69 |
| Spend Time Standing | 4.61 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.48 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.41 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.27 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.97 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.91 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.86 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.72 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.61 |
| Level of Competition | 3.57 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.52 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 3.45 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.42 |
| Time Pressure | 3.41 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.19 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.94 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 2.94 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.71 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.64 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.63 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 2.28 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 2.26 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.26 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.23 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 2.21 |
| E-Mail | 2.2 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.19 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.88 |
| Public Speaking | 1.85 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 1.77 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.6 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.49 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 3
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- **Experience:** Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- **Svp Range:** (6.0 to < 7.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 78.97 |
| High School Diploma | 20.93 |
| Some College Courses | 0.1 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 6.05 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 5.4 |
| Dependability | work_style | 4 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.92 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.72 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 3.46 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 3.25 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 3.24 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 3 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 2.87 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 2.61 |
| Marketing/Advertising | specific_interest_area | 2.53 |
| Visual Arts | specific_interest_area | 2.43 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 2.4 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 2.31 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 2.07 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 39-5011.00 | role-39-5011-00 | Barbers | Primary-Short |
| 39-5094.00 | role-39-5094-00 | Skincare Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 39-5093.00 | role-39-5093-00 | Shampooers | Primary-Short |
| 39-5091.00 | role-39-5091-00 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | Primary-Short |
| 39-5092.00 | role-39-5092-00 | Manicurists and Pedicurists | Primary-Short |
| 51-6052.00 | role-51-6052-00 | Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | Primary-Long |
| 51-6051.00 | role-51-6051-00 | Sewers, Hand | Primary-Long |
| 41-2031.00 | role-41-2031-00 | Retail Salespersons | Primary-Long |
| 11-9179.02 | role-11-9179-02 | Spa Managers | Primary-Long |
| 27-1022.00 | role-27-1022-00 | Fashion Designers | Primary-Long |
| 51-9123.00 | role-51-9123-00 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | Supplemental |
| 51-6011.00 | role-51-6011-00 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare & Human Services | healthcare-human-services |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Postsecondary nondegree award

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services | culinary-entertainment-and-personal-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 35250
- **Mean Wage:** 43460
- **Pct10Wage:** 24580
- **Pct25Wage:** 29060
- **Pct75Wage:** 48300
- **Pct90Wage:** 70220
- **Employment:** 295460
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 261290 | 35580 | 30.8 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 27230 | 29430 | 0.91 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 2060 | 101490 | 0.37 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 1610 | 39000 | 0.04 |
| 72 | 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Sector | 970 | 35220 | 0.04 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 830 | 32660 | 0.05 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 590 | 59350 | 0.12 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 340 | 39480 | 0.01 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 250 | 38060 | 0.21 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 200 | 132580 | 1.44 |
| 721120 | 721120 | Casino Hotels | National industry | 160 | 31750 | 0.25 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 120 | 62090 | 0.02 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 261290 | 30.8 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 200 | 1.44 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 27230 | 0.91 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 2060 | 0.37 |
| 721120 | 721120 | Casino Hotels | National industry | 160 | 0.25 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 250 | 0.21 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 590 | 0.12 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 830 | 0.05 |
- **Count:** 16

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.11 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -0.6824517 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.3888467 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.6155546 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 20
- **Percentile:** 17
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 29 | felten_aioe |
| 15 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 17 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -0.6824517 | 29 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.10526315789473684 | 15 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.06872100265653511 | 17 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.11
- **Percentile:** 29
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.05263157894736842
- **Beta:** 0.07894736842105263
- **Gamma:** 0.10526315789473684

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance. | 0.002978525855658583 | 4.09 |
| Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. | 0.002156863550649319 | 4.39 |
| Develop new styles and techniques. | 0.002156863550649319 | 4.13 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 5.6
- **Growth Percentile:** 78
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 75.8
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 93
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 575.2
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 607.4

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 2
- **Task Count:** 4
- **Total Sample:** 373
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 26.89
- **Augmentation Share:** 65.56
- **Work Use Percent:** 7.25

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 37.46 |
| directive | 26.89 |
| learning | 21.45 |
| validation | 6.65 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 90.03 |
| work | 7.25 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. | 0.025803225403175395 | task iteration | 4 | 258 |
| Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance. | 0.00730091261407676 | task iteration | 4 | 73 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance. | 98.63013698630137 | 73 |
| Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. | 93.4108527131783 | 258 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 22
- **Skills:** 36
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 10
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 8fdadc1927877748