What You'll Do

  • Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.
  • Keep records of client needs and preferences and the services provided.
  • Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.
  • Examine clients' skin, using magnifying lamps or visors when necessary, to evaluate skin condition and appearance.
  • Select and apply cosmetic products, such as creams, lotions, and tonics.
  • Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
  • Treat the facial skin to maintain and improve its appearance, using specialized techniques and products, such as peels and masks.
  • Refer clients to medical personnel for treatment of serious skin problems.
  • Determine which products or colors will improve clients' skin quality and appearance.
  • Perform simple extractions to remove blackheads.

Essential Skills

Speaking 3.75/5
Service Orientation 3.62/5
Active Listening 3.5/5
Monitoring 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Writing 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Integrity, Adaptability/Flexibility, Dependability, Self-Control, Concern for Others

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.5/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Speech Clarity 3.5/5
Written Comprehension 3.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Spa management software Web browser software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.43/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.42/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.42/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.42/5)
  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.33/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Aesthetic RN Injector (Aesthetic Registered Nurse Injector) Aesthetician Beautician Beauty Therapist Brow Waxing Expert Clinical Esthetician Electrologist Electrolysis Needle Operator Electrolysis Operator Electrolysist Esthetician Facial Operator Facialist Image Consultant Licensed Aesthetician Licensed Esthetician Massage Therapist Master Esthetician Medical Aesthetician Medical Esthetician Removal Technician (Removal Tech) Skin Therapist Skincare Specialist Skincare Technician (Skincare Tech) Skincare Therapist Spa Technician (Spa Tech) Spa Therapist Waxing Specialist