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Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Description
Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.
Common Tasks
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools such as scissors and combs.
- Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Required Education
Postsecondary non-degree award
Wages
In 2016 the mean hourly wage in the Greater Sacramento area was $13.50 . The hourly rate for this occupation typically paid between $9.46 and $18.79 .
In 2016 the mean annual salary in the Greater Sacramento area was $28,083.55 . The annual salary for this occupation typically paid between $19,670.72 and $39,086.51 .
Occupation Outlook
This occupation employed 2,360 people in the Greater Sacramento area during 2014.
By 2024, there is expected to be an increase of 18.6% in the number of jobs in the Greater Sacramento area for this occupation, bringing to total number to 2,800.
By 2024, in the Greater Sacramento area, the median hourly rate for this occupation is expected to be $11.00 with the median annual salary reaching $24,586.
