Hair Stylist Assistant
Impact: Direct client satisfaction
Assists hair stylists with various tasks, including shampooing, conditioning, blow-drying, sweeping, cleaning, and maintaining salon equipment. May also help with scheduling appointments and greeting clients.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- Full-time
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $28,000
- Entry-level
- $22,000
- Senior
- $35,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $5,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Shampooing
- Blow Drying
- Salon Maintenance
Soft skills
- Customer Service
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Hair Stylist, Salon Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 5%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 6.5/10
- Meaning
- 6/10
- Work-life balance
- 7/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- High