Beauticians
A Beautician specializes in skin care and provides treatments to clients to improve the look and health of facial skin. Provides facial massages, applies special skin care products and attends to facial hair or eyebrows. Works in salons or spas or for personal clients.
About this Career
Average Salary
£10,658New workers start at around £5,902. Normal pay is £10,658 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £19,909
Annual Openings
72Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Applies make-up to hide blemishes or enhance facial features and advises clients on skin care and make-up techniques.
- Maintains client records, sells and advises on cosmetic products and services, and ensures appropriate health and safety issues are addressed..
- Advises clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming.
- Recognises problems and refers clients to medical practitioners if appropriate.
- Performs specialist treatments for conditions such as acne, applies skin rejuvenation therapies.
- Cleans, shapes and polishes finger and toe nails, applies nail extensions.
- Uses waxing, threading, sugaring and other epilation techniques to remove any unwanted body hair.
- Massages scalp, face and other parts of the body and carries out spray tanning.
- Discusses clients requirements, analyses and advises client on appropriate skin care, and applies treatments to the face or body.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Active Learning | 53% |
| Reading Comprehension | 52% |
| Speaking | 51% |
| Active Listening | 51% |
| Critical Thinking | 51% |
| Learning Strategies | 49% |
| Writing | 39% |
| Monitoring | 36% |
| Science | 32% |
| Mathematics | 27% |