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Overview
Hairdressers provide hair services by discussing the client’s preferred style, cutting and shaping hair, applying colour or bleaching, styling hair and treating hair or scalp.
In job descriptions, look for scissors, clippers, razors, shampooing, conditioning, rinsing, colour work, permanent waving, client consultation, appointment flow, hygiene and product advice.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Hairdresser work is client-facing and practical. A typical day can include consultation, washing, cutting, colouring, bleaching, styling, scalp or hair treatments, cleaning tools and preparing the next appointment.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes cutting technique, colour work, chemical treatments, styling, hygiene, product knowledge, listening to client preferences and translating a requested look into safe practical steps.
Salary context
Pay depends on appointment volume, service mix, colour or treatment complexity, customer base, salon responsibility, product sales expectations and whether the role includes training or chair rental arrangements.
Career paths
Career paths can move from junior salon work into independent stylist work, colour specialization, bridal or event styling, wig work, salon management, product training or self-employment.
Good to know
Check which services the vacancy actually needs: cutting, colour, bleaching, permanent waving, barbering, treatments or reception flow. Clear adverts state schedule, client type, product line and hygiene routines.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Barbers
39-5011.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETShampooers
39-5093.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETHairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
39-5012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Occupation group
Hairdressers (5141)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/099c6bb0-22d3-4c5d-8bf5-70910af381ef |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5141.1 |
| ISCO group | 5141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |