Hairdressers and Barbers
Hairdressers and barbers shampoo, cut, colour, style and treat hair.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£17770
New workers start around £8278. Normal pay is £17770 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £29155.
Jobs
3449
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Demonstrates, sells and recommends hair care products to clients and advises them on hair care.
- Ensures hair products are stored and used appropriately and observes relevant health and safety factors.
- Maintains client records and keeps up-to-date with new products, styles and techniques.
- Collects payment, arranges appointments and cleans and tidies salon.
- Shaves and trims beards and moustaches.
- Combs, brushes, blow-dries or sets wet hair in rollers to style or straighten.
- Cuts and trims hair using scissors, clippers, razor and comb.
- Washes, conditions, bleaches, tints or dyes hair and provides any necessary basic scalp treatments.
- Discusses customer requirements, analyses hair condition and other relevant features to define and advise on hair style.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Speaking
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Active Listening
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Active Learning
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Learning Strategies
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Critical Thinking
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Monitoring
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Reading Comprehension
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Science
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Writing
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Mathematics
