BarbersHairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

3 points higher. That difference is within the 5-point model resolution, so this path is not presented as meaningfully lower exposure.

80% modeled skills overlap. The exposure label uses the current occupation scores; skill names below come from the current role-skill mappings.

Shared skills

  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Target skills to investigate

  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Reading Comprehension

Durable strengths to lead with

  • Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
  • Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
  • Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
  • Shave, trim, and shape beards and moustaches.

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