Estheticians
Job description
These individuals offer a range of facial and body treatments for aesthetic purposes. They treat minor problems deemed undesirable (cellulite, rosacea, superfluous hair, etc.). They are self-employed or work for:
- Hairdressing or beauty salons
- Beauty institutes and clinics
- Health spas
- Hotels
- Electrolysis studios
- Medical or dermatological clinics
- Hair care and hair transplant clinics
- Tanning Salons
- Fitness centres
- Cruise ships
- Supermarkets (beauty products department)
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Odours
Main tasks
- Perform aesthetic treatments on different parts of the body (face, neck, back, hands, nails, etc.).
- Apply makeup on clients.
- Carry out manicures and pedicures.
- Remove hair from body areas.
- Apply nails and eyelashes.
- Carry out an examination of the skin, nails, or hair.
- Advise customers on the services and products offered as well as hygiene and makeup.
- Ensure the maintenance of order and hygiene in the workplace.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in assistance technique en pharmacie
Placement rate: 86%
9.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Business licence required for owners of establishments offering aesthetic services.
- Specialized training may be required to provide certain services (e.g. eyelash and nail application).
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Oral expression
- Active listening
- Service oriented
- Active learning
- Reading comprehension
- Data collection
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Critical thought
- Social perception
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Written comprehension
- Hand-arm stability
- Digital dexterity
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Written expression
- Originality
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Capacity to be discrete
- Creativity
- Friendliness
- Respect others
- Sense of observation
- Impeccable appearance
- Open-mindedness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- 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)
Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations (CNP 63211)
Skill type
Sales and service
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Last update: January 29, 2026