# Shampooers

> Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 39-5093.00
- **Summary:** Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.

## Aliases

- Shampoo Assistant
- Shampoo Technician
- Shampooer
- Stylist Assistant
- Hair Assistant
- Shampoo Person
- Hair Shampoo Assistant
- Salon Shampoo Assistant
- Scalp Treatment Operator
- Scalp Treatment Specialist
- Shampoo Specialist
- Shampooist

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Massage, shampoo, and condition patron's hair and scalp to clean them and remove excess oil. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Advise patrons with chronic or potentially contagious scalp conditions to seek medical treatment. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Maintain treatment records. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Assist hair stylists with chemical services, such as neutralizing perms and applying hair color. |
| Launder and fold the towels that are used for drying customers' hair. |
| Refill and stock work stations with supplies, such as shampoos and conditioners. |
| Rinse out hair color or permanent solutions from customers' hair. |
| Sweep hair from the salon floor. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Apply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin. | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Administer therapeutic massages. | 4.A.4.a.5.b |
| Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients. | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| 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 |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.23 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.09 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.62 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.38 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 3.22 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 2.88 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 2.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 2.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 2.75 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 2.75 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 2.75 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 2.74 |
| Chemistry | knowledge | 2.73 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 2.73 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 2.62 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 2.62 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 2.62 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 2.59 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 2.5 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 2.5 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 2.5 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 2.5 |
| Written Expression | ability | 2.5 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 2.5 |
| Time Sharing | ability | 2.5 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 2.38 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 2.38 |
| Control Precision | ability | 2.38 |
| Dynamic Strength | ability | 2.38 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 2.38 |

## Skills

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

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Appointment scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Inventory tracking software | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.95 |
| Contact With Others | 4.92 |
| Spend Time Standing | 4.79 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.73 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.63 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.57 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.54 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.45 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.42 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.36 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.11 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.03 |
| Telephone Conversations | 3.88 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.62 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.42 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.38 |
| Time Pressure | 3.33 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 3.16 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 3.04 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.98 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.89 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.8 |
| Level of Competition | 2.71 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.66 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.54 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.49 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.33 |
| Conflict Situations | 1.9 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.82 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.8 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.79 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.78 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 1.62 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.54 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.51 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 1.46 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 1.45 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.43 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.42 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.4 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 67.55 |
| High School Diploma | 18.35 |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 13.05 |
| Some College Courses | 1.05 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 5.53 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 5.07 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.75 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.37 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 2.48 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 2.47 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 2.23 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 1.84 |
| Empathy | work_style | 1.83 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 1.83 |
| Dependability | work_style | 1.83 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 1.81 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 1.63 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 1.56 |
| Optimism | work_style | 1.53 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 1.51 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 39-5094.00 | role-39-5094-00 | Skincare Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 39-5012.00 | role-39-5012-00 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | Primary-Short |
| 31-9011.00 | role-31-9011-00 | Massage Therapists | Primary-Short |
| 39-5011.00 | role-39-5011-00 | Barbers | Primary-Short |
| 39-5092.00 | role-39-5092-00 | Manicurists and Pedicurists | Primary-Short |
| 39-5091.00 | role-39-5091-00 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | Primary-Long |
| 31-2022.00 | role-31-2022-00 | Physical Therapist Aides | Primary-Long |
| 31-1121.00 | role-31-1121-00 | Home Health Aides | Primary-Long |
| 51-6011.00 | role-51-6011-00 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | Primary-Long |
| 31-1131.00 | role-31-1131-00 | Nursing Assistants | Primary-Long |
| 29-9093.00 | role-29-9093-00 | Surgical Assistants | Supplemental |
| 29-1022.00 | role-29-1022-00 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

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

## Education Level

- **Category:** No formal educational credential

## Study Programs

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

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 31470
- **Mean Wage:** 30830
- **Pct10Wage:** 22880
- **Pct25Wage:** 27390
- **Pct75Wage:** 35610
- **Pct90Wage:** 35970
- **Employment:** 8890
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 8740 | 31470 | 34.25 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector |  | 33340 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 8740 | 34.25 |
- **Count:** 2

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.79 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -0.905371 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -1.740773 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.5005988 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 22
- **Percentile:** 20
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | felten_aioe |
| 19 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 27 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -0.905371 | 21 | 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) | 0.14285714285714285 | 19 | 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) | 0.09174923892634806 | 27 | 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:** 0.79
- **Percentile:** 64
- **Band:** Moderate
- **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:** 0.14285714285714285
- **Beta:** 0.14285714285714285
- **Gamma:** 0.14285714285714285

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment. | 0.006367882863821797 | 4.13 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 5.5
- **Growth Percentile:** 77
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 2.7
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 35
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 18.5
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 19.6

### 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:** 1
- **Task Count:** 1
- **Total Sample:** 73
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** learning
- **Augmentation Share:** 58.9

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| learning | 58.9 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 98.63 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment. | 0.00730091261407676 | learning | 4 | 73 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment. | 95.8904109589041 | 73 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Teach me how to treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 4
- **Skills:** 33
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 5
- **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:** 3b9389ab980d5d6a