Entry Level Qualification 

10

Career Fields 

Beauty, Fitness & Wellness

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

1. As a Hairstylist, you will be cutting, trimming, dressing, coloring and provide various other hair care and hairstyling services to customers, typically at a salon or similar establishments in hotels, spas, etc.

2. You will be shampooing, washing, conditioning and blow drying customers’ hair. You will offer scalp massage and hair spa services. You will create and style various looks for your customers using different cutting and trimming techniques.

3. You will create stylists and fashionable looks in your customers as per their desire using various styling and finishing techniques. You will be coloring customers’ hair using different types of colors. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

As a Hairstylist, you will have the following roles and responsibilities:

1. You will ensure that workstations are clean and proper hygiene is maintained.

2. You will keep various tools such as scissors, razors, etc. sterilized and safe.

3. You will shampoo and condition customers’ hair using different types of shampoos and conditioners.

4. You will blow dry customers’ hair using various techniques such as blow waving, blow combing, blow stretching, etc. You will offer hair straightening services.

5. You will perform scalp massage, massage of head and neck on customers. You will provide hair spa services.

6. You will cut and trim hair as well as creating various patterns using different techniques such as club cutting, notching, slicing, point cutting, thinning, feathering and perming.

7. You will perform hairstyling and hairdressing using various techniques and materials such as hair gel, creams, lotion, oils, etc.

8. You will perform hair coloring using different types of hair colors which are temporary and semi-permanent; you will also perform bleaching or tinting of hair.

9. You will schedule customers’ appointments. Suggest hairstyles to customers.

10. You will advise and educate customers about hair care and various hair care and styling products.

11. You will collect and maintain customers’ feedback.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 8 in school – Obtain an NSQF Level 3 qualification as an Assistant Hair Stylist

After completion of Class 8 in school, you can to a training program leading to an NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) Level 3 qualification as an Assistant Hair Stylist and find a job in a salon or similar facilities. The Level 3 qualification requires 150 hours of training.

Class 8 in school – Obtain an NSQF Level 3 qualification as an Assistant Hair Stylist – Work for 2 years as an Assistant Hair Stylist – Obtain an NSQF Level 4 qualification in Hair Stylist / Barber

After completion of Class 8 in school, you can to a training program leading to an NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) Level 3 qualification as an Assistant Hair Stylist and find a job in a salon or similar facilities. The Level 3 qualification requires 150 hours of training. After obtaining this Level 3 qualification, you can work in a saloon or similar establishment for 2 years and then obtain an NSQF Level 4 qualification in Hair Stylist.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Obtain a Certificate in Beauty Culture & Hair Dressing / Hair & Beauty Care / Hair & Skin Care / similar field from an ITI or a vocational training institute

After Class 10, you can enroll for a Certificate course in Beauty Culture & Hair Dressing / Hair & Beauty Care / Hair & Skin Care / a similar course from an ITI or a vocational training institute.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Obtain a Certificate in Beauty Culture & Hair Dressing / Hair & Beauty Care / Hair & Skin Care / similar field from an ITI or a vocational training institute – Work for 4 years as a Hair Stylist / Barber – Obtain an NSQF Level 5 qualification in Senior Barber / Senior Hair Stylist

After your Class 10 in school, you can enroll for a Certificate course in Beauty Culture & Hair Dressing / Hair & Beauty Care / Hair & Skin Care / a similar course from an ITI or a vocational training institute. Thereafter work at a salon or similar establishment for 4 years as a Hair Stylist or Barber. After having this experience, you can obtain an NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) Level 5 qualification in Senior Barber / Senior Hair Stylist.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

1. After Class 8 in school, you can do an NSQF Level 3 training program in Assistant Hair Stylist.

2. If you have completed class 10 in school, you can enroll for an ITI Training program in Hair Dresser / Hair and Skin Care / Barber / Hair Cutter / Beauty Culture & Hair Dressing / Hair & Beauty Care or a similar trade. You can do a similar program from other vocational training institutes as well.

3. Some private institutes and reputed beauty and personal care services companies offer Diploma programs in Hair Styling / Hair Spa / Hair Dressing/ similar programs.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

1. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment.

2. You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done.

3. You should have interests for Enterprising Occupations. Enterprising occupations involve taking initiatives, initiating actions, and planning to achieve goals, often business goals.

4. You should have knowledge about Personal Care Service - Knowledge of how to provide various assistance and services to others. This includes looking after the needs of individuals, understanding what they need and provide all assistance at home or elsewhere.

5. Active Listening Skills - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

6. Service orientation - Skills in or a keen interest to help and assist people.

7. Critical Thinking Skills - Skills in the analysis of complex situations, using of logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

12. Inter-personal Ability: The ability to build and maintain good relationships with others at workplaces and elsewhere.

13. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behaviour.

14. You are always or mostly helpful to others.

15. You are always calm or generally remain calm in most situations.

16. You are always or mostly caring, supportive, sympathetic and kind to others.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

After your training and certification, you can get a job in a salon or a similar establishment as a:

1. Assistant Hair Stylist

2. Barber

3. Hair Dresser

4. Coloring Technician

Some salon centers where you can get a job: -

1. Looks Salon

2. Lakme Salo

3. Be U Salons

4. Geetanjali Salon

5. VLCC

6. Naturals Salon

7. Jawed Habib

8. L'Oréal Salon

9. Amour Unisex Salon

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10. Cut & Style Salon

SPECIALISATION TRACKS IN THIS CAREER

Hair Colorist

Hair Colorists are specialized in coloring and tinting of customers’ hair. They also specialize in bleaching or lightening of hair as well as applying various types of hair dyes.

Hair Extension Technician

Hair Extension Technicians are experts who add artificial length and volume to hairstyles. They use various types of hair extensions and techniques such as wigs, bundle weaving, cold fusion install, etc. They are often called Wig Stylists.

Braid Stylist

Braid Stylists are specialized in creating different types of braids in customers’ hair as per their choice and preference.

CAREER GROWTH

As a Hairstylist, you can grow in your workplace from a trainee to Assistant Hairstylist and then to a Hair Stylist in 1-2 years. With 4-5 years of experience, you will be a Senior Hairstylist. You may also open your own salon or serve customers independently at their homes. If you work well and your work becomes popular, you can grow very fast.

Salary Offered  

1. As an apprentice or trainee, you will be earning about Rs. 3000-5000 a month.

2. After 1-3 years of experience, you will be earning about Rs. 8,000-10,000 a month.

3. After 5-10 years of experience, you will be earning about Rs. 12,000-25,000 or more a month. Besides, many salons allow you to accept tips from customers.

4. However, if you become reputed among your customers, salons may want to retain your services at a much higher salary, in the range of Rs. 50,000-70,000 or more a month.

5. If you open your own salon, you may be earning quite a lot over time. There are famous hairstylists who earn in crores every year. Hairstylists for celebrity clients also earn in millions every year.

MONTHLY EARNINGS IN INDIAN RUPEES

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience  

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

As a Hairstylist, you will be:

Working directly with people – Working directly with people to offer them products and services, providing assistance, etc.

Assisting and caring for people – Assisting people in availing of services; taking care of people in different situations; offering help and services to others.

Communicating with customers – Communicating with potential and existing customers of your organisation in writing, verbally or otherwise.

Developing and maintaining inter-personal relationships – Developing professional relationships with co-workers and others outside organisations and maintaining good relationships.

Creative thinking – Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, etc.

Decision making and problem solving – Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; taking the right decisions and solving problems.

Providing advice and consultation with others - Giving advice or consultation with others about various issues, conceptual matters, know-hows, scientific matters, products or services.

Updating and using relevant knowledge – Keeping updated with the latest knowledge relevant to your fields of work and use of the relevant knowledge in getting things done.