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Hairdressing and beauty therapist jobs in salons are exciting careers and can lead to a wide variety of career options depending on your training, knowledge, creativity and passion for the job. Careers will generally start out as a salon trainee where you gain on the job experience whilst training to become either a hairdresser or beauty therapist. Very quickly you'll discover how varied, sociable and exciting good salon jobs can be and just how many opportunities are available.

The variety of salon jobs you can be employed in are diverse. Hair stylist, nail technician, beauty therapist, make up artist and even tanning assistants are all popular positions available in modern salons. As a beauty therapist or esthetician your career development maybe limited in salons as beauty is generally move commonly carried out in a spa environment or a dedicated beauty therapy center. Once qualified and employed as a full time hairdresser various salon jobs would involve:

Client consultation on suitable styles

Shampooing and conditioning

Cutting, colouring and styling

Perming, straightening and blow drying

Providing product and hair care advice

Health and safety of chemical treatments

Ordering stock

Handling payments, refunds and complaints

Entry level training and career development

Most salon jobs other than trainees in their earliest stages will require previous training and salon experience. Available training requirements include; NVQ Levels 1, 2 and 3 in Hairdressing, City & Guilds Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Salon Management, BTEC / HND and Degree courses in beauty and hairdressing. You can take degree courses in management to expand your salon knowledge and pay bracket. Whatever your training background and previous employment history - you are sure to find a great selection of matching beauty jobs with SalonJobSeeker.com

How well do salon jobs pay?

Many salon jobs will offer added incentives such as bonuses on retail sales or commission on monthly sales targets. Whilst the basic pay for hair stylists and beauty therapists can often be based on the national minimum wage these salon bonuses can provide motivated individuals with an excellent boost to their income.

What should you do next?

The hair, beauty, salon and spa industry is huge business and at any time salon jobs could take you all around the world. With the general populations ever increasing interest in health and well being there has never been a better time to embark on a great new career in the industry. Salonjobseeker.com makes finding great salon jobs a breath of fresh air with direct access to top jobs and salons looking for candidates just like you. Why not create a Career profile and CV in minutes, right now.

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