Hairstylists
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Job description
These individuals perform tasks related to hairstyling (cutting, colouring, setting, etc.) considering the tastes and morphological characteristics of clients. They also offer hair care services. They are self-employed or work in:
- Private residences (home salon)
- Beauty salons
- Shopping malls
- Residences for the elderly
- Home-care centres
- Cinema and television dressing rooms
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Humidity
Main tasks
- Shampoo and cut hair.
- Apply hygienic and curative treatments to the scalp and hair.
- Analyze hair and scalp to give advice on their maintenance.
- Sell products and order supplies.
- Lay, clean, and style wigs, hairpieces, and extensions.
- Greet customers and make appointments.
- Maintain the workplace.
- Learn about products, fashion trends, and new technologies.
- Act as a judge in contests, as required.
- Train and supervise staff, as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Qualified Hairstylists receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- Several years of experience may substitute for educational and training requirements.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Service oriented
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Active learning
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Near vision
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Originality
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Speech clarity
- Idea generation
- Colour perception and distinction
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Attention to detail
- Vitality
- Creativity
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Friendliness
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Impeccable appearance
- Open-mindedness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Create, design
- Self-employment
- Work manually
- Assist and advise
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Hairstylists and barbers (CNP 63210)
Skill type
Sales and service
Last update: January 29, 2026
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