Skincare Specialists
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Provide facial and body massages.
- Remove body and facial hair by applying wax.
- Apply chemical peels to reduce fine lines and age spots.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +30.6%
National: +16.6%
Education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$38,060.00
State
$42,880.00
Regional
Skincare Specialists
Description
Career Cluster: | Human Services |
Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.
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Skincare Specialists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 87.30%
- Some College Courses = 10.25%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 1.80%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 0.65%
Related Work Experience
- None = 55.37%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 35.96%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.63%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.15%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.02%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.57%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.30%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 56.30%
- None = 33.89%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.69%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.31%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.01%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 75.73%
- None or short demonstration = 14.31%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.52%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.32%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.12%
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Skincare Specialists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Provide facial and body massages.
- Remove body and facial hair by applying wax.
- Apply chemical peels to reduce fine lines and age spots.
- Advise clients about colors and types of makeup and instruct them in makeup application techniques.
- Stay abreast of latest industry trends, products, research, and treatments.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Sell makeup to clients.
- Collaborate with plastic surgeons and dermatologists to provide patients with preoperative and postoperative skin care.
- Tint eyelashes and eyebrows.
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Skincare Specialists
Special Requirements
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/BarberCosmo/
Required Fees:
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/BarberCosmo/#Education_and_Exams
For More Information, Contact:
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Phone: (80.4) .8590
TTY: (80.4) .8509
http://
[email protected]
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Skincare Specialists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.00 | 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. |
69.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
49.50 | 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. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
65.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
62.50 | 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. |
62.50 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Skincare Specialists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Skincare Specialists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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92.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
71.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
69.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
68.00 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
67.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
65.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
63.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
63.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
60.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
56.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
55.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
50.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
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Skincare Specialists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
98.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
97.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
96.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
92.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
92.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
91.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
89.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
84.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
84.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
71.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
66.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
64.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
62.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
52.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Skincare Specialists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
61.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
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Skincare Specialists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
93.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
92.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
92.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
88.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
85.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
84.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
79.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
77.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
76.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
75.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
72.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
69.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
69.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
67.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
66.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
64.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
63.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
62.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
55.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
53.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
52.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
52.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
50.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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Skincare Specialists
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $25,540.00 | $38,060.00 | $53,050.00 |
Virginia | $22,880.00 | $42,880.00 | $53,050.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $27,074.02 | $50,003.79 | $59,583.12 |
Bay Consortium | $30,305.80 | $60,812.29 | $62,714.57 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $30,558.75 | $47,265.35 | $50,290.18 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $24,638.69 | $36,058.63 | $43,976.08 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $25,944.15 | $32,868.65 | $39,969.80 |
Northern Virginia | $28,463.10 | $50,347.67 | $60,467.37 |
Piedmont Workforce | $25,419.46 | $45,181.20 | $52,439.13 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $24,875.95 | $36,574.96 | $42,811.72 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Skincare Specialists
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 80,500 | 93,900 | +16.6% |
Virginia | 2,018 | 2,636 | +30.6% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Aesthetician
- Beauty Therapist
- Cosmetologist
- Electrolysis Needle Operator
- Electrolysis Operator
- Electrolysist
- Esthetic Dermatologist
- Esthetician
- Esthetics Instructor
- Esthiology Instructor
- Facial Operator
- Facialist
- Image Consultant
- Licensed Esthetician
- Make-Up Artist
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Esthetician
- Nail Technician
- Nurse Esthetician
- Salon Manager
- Skin Care Specialist
- Skin Care Technician
- Skin Care Therapist
- Spa Technician
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