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Where a personal stylist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a personal stylist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Personal stylists assist their clients in making fashion choices. They advise on the latest fashion trends in clothing, jewellery and accessories and help their clients choose the right outfit, depending on the type of social event, their tastes and body types. Personal stylists teach their clients how to make decisions regarding their overall appearance and image.

Also known as corporate image consultant, wardrobe consultant, image consultant, fashion advisor, personal style advisor, fashion colour analyst, personal wardrobe consultant, personal stylist professional, fashion consultant, personal style coach.

Service and sales workers 33 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: dating service consultant, 43%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from personal stylist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a personal stylist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A personal stylist needs 18 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

teach fashion to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
advise customers on clothing accessories communication, collaboration and creativity
advise on clothing style communication, collaboration and creativity
advise on hair style communication, collaboration and creativity
stay up-to-date with hair style trends information skills
assist with dressing assisting and caring
advise customers on usage of cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
trends in fashion arts and humanities
offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
satisfy customers communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a personal stylist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Personal stylist is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a personal stylist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.