Description
Provide professional hair cutting, coloring, and styling services, including consultations, treatments, shampooing, blow-drying, and finishing. Recommend products, maintain sanitation and client records, and ensure a high-quality salon experience.
- • Keep stations clean and sanitize tools and equipment.
- • Consult with clients to assess hair condition, face shape, and lifestyle needs.
- • Cut, trim, and shape hair using scissors, clippers, trimmers, and razors.
- • Formulate and apply hair color, lightener, and toners.
- • Perform highlights, balayage, and other color techniques.
- • Shampoo, condition, and apply scalp and hair treatments.
- • Blow-dry, style, and finish looks with brushes, irons, and other tools.
- • Perform chemical texture services, such as perms, relaxers, and smoothing.
- • Style updos and special-occasion hairstyles.
- • Trim and shape beards and mustaches when requested.
- • Identify scalp or hair concerns and refer clients to medical professionals when necessary.
- • Recommend and sell professional hair care and styling products.
- • Educate clients on at-home hair care and maintenance.
- • Schedule and confirm client appointments.
- • Update and maintain client service histories and color formulas.
- • Process payments and handle point-of-sale transactions.
- • Mentor assistants and coordinate with team members as needed.
- • Maintain inventory, order supplies, and display retail products.
- • Style and fit wigs and hairpieces as requested.
- • Stay current with trends and advance skills through ongoing education.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
