What do they do?
Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.
Also known as:
Aesthetician, Clinical Esthetician, Electrologist, Esthetician, Facialist, Licensed Esthetician, Massage Therapist, Master Esthetician, Medical Esthetician, Skin Therapist, Skincare Specialist, Skincare Technician (Skincare Tech), Skincare Therapist, Spa Technician (Spa Tech), Spa Therapist
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- Some college, no degree (37%)
- High school diploma equivalent (26%)
- Associate's degree (16%)
- Bachelor's degree (15%)
- Master's degree (3%)
- Less than high school diploma (2%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Skincare Specialists
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49,437
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47,543
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1,894
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Median Starting Salary
$33,350
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3,891
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Clean facilities or work areas.
- Clean tools or equipment.
- Apply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin.
- Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
- Teach health or hygiene practices.
- Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients.
- Assess skin or hair conditions.
- Maintain client information or service records.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Maintain professional knowledge or certifications.
- Administer therapeutic massages.
- Apply solutions to hair for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
- Sell products or services.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 30.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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