A Hairdressing Technician is a person who dresses or arranges people’s hair, providing various types of hairdressing to men, women and children.
Following the guidelines and working under the supervision of a hairdresser, the Hairdressing Technician’s occupation is to care for people’s hair. The tasks s/he most commonly accomplishes include hair washing, drying and dressing. Moreover, when a client wishes to change the colour of his/her hair, the Hairdressing Technician takes care of their hair colouring; but s/he is also responsible for various other tasks, such as hair straightening, perms etc.
As a final daily duty, the Hairdressing Technician also takes care of the cleanliness and general tidying of the hair salon, its equipment and materials.
Carrying out subtle and carefully coordinated movements, paying close attention to detail, being dexterous, imaginative and stylish are amongst the main qualities of a Hairdressing Technician. S/he must also be healthy, eager, very sociable and appearance-conscious.
Upon graduating, Hairdressing Technicians are able to:
Hairdressing technicians can be employed in:
Constantly standing and working with many people in relatively small and noisy spaces creates unfavourable working conditions, which, particularly for those engaging in hair dying, might occasionally prove to be harmful.
A Hairdressing Technician’s working hours are the same as the opening hours for shops, yet they usually exceed the latter due to heavy workload; moreover, they may sometimes be disrupted since they depend on the appointments made with clients.
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