hairdresser

Hairdressers offer beauty services such as cutting, colouring, bleaching, permanent waving and styling clients' hair. They ask their clients about their hairstyle preferences in order to provide customised services. Hairdressers use clippers, scissors and razors. They provide hair and scalp treatments and shampoo, condition and rinse hair.

Alternative Labels

cosmetologist

hair-care specialist

hair colourist

hair colour specialist

hair cutter

hairdresser

hairstyling specialist

scalp treatment specialist

wig stylist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- barber

- hair stylist

- hairdresser assistant

- performance hairdresser

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

advise on hair style communicate with customers curl hair dye hair identify customer's needs maintain customer service maintain equipment process payments satisfy customers stay up-to-date with hair style trends style hair use equipment for hair care wash hair work ergonomically

Essential Knowledge

hair hair colouring hair products

Optional Skills and Competences

administer appointments apply hair cutting techniques design hair style help customers with hair problems issue sales invoices maintain professional administration maintain relationship with suppliers maintain wigs maintain work area cleanliness manage a small-to-medium business manage schedule of tasks monitor stock level offer cosmetic beauty advice order supplies organise product display recommend cosmetics to customers sell hair products supervise staff train employees treat facial hair treat scalp conditions

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/099c6bb0-22d3-4c5d-8bf5-70910af381ef

Status

released

Occupations

hairdresser

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI