Hair and beauty
About this sector
Within the hair and beauty sector, there is a wide range of services you could offer, including hair styling and colouring, nail treatments and make up.
You could also find a career focusing on therapeutic services such as massage and aromatherapy.
There are opportunities to work in many different settings such as in a salon, from home, for film and television or theatre productions.
Careers in hair and beauty
Within this sector, you will find a range of career opportunities from entry level, right up to senior management.
Here are some examples to show the variety and levels of roles within this sector.
Click on any of the job profiles to view information on entry routes, salary and progression opportunities, plus much more.
Acupuncturist
Acupuncturists insert needles into pressure points on clients' bodies to help with stress and improve their wellbeing.
Salary: Variable
Beauty consultant
Beauty consultants sell beauty products and help customers choose which ones to buy.
Salary: £22,000 to £25,000
Hairdresser
Hairdressers and barbers cut, shave, colour and style customers' hair.
Salary: £19,000 to £30,000
Further inspiration
With such a wide variety of roles coming under the hair and beauty sector, we have highlighted some job roles you may not have considered in this sector.
Aromatherapist
Aromatherapists use essential oils to help improve their clients' emotional wellbeing and relieve everyday stresses.
Salary: Variable
Tattooist and body piercer
Tattooists create permanent artwork on their clients' bodies. Body piercers pierce parts of clients' bodies so that they can wear jewellery.
Salary: Variable
Nail technician
Nail technicians offer customers treatments like nail art, filing, polishing and extensions.
Salary: £19,000 to £23,000
If you'd like to find out more about getting into the hair and beauty sector, you can view all careers in this sector.
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