Career Wiring

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

O*NET-SOC 39-5012.00 · interest code RCS

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.

How this work is wired

O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Realistic — hands-on, physical, practical work with tools, machines, plants or animals — then Conventional and Social.

Realistic5.4
Investigative1.5
Artistic3.2
Social3.7
Enterprising3.2
Conventional3.9

Preparation typically needed

Job Zone 3 — medium preparation — often vocational training, an associate degree or apprenticeship.

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