Table 1Transition record

barbertoaesthetician

A barber already meets 31% of what the aesthetician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From barber

31%

Overlap1

To aesthetician

15 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

71.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the aesthetician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the barber profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A aesthetician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a barber already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

give massages
maintain customer service
maintain equipment
work ergonomically

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aesthetician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a barber background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held treat facial hair assisting and caring
already held give massages assisting and caring
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held administer appointments management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the aesthetician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform body wrapping required
required, not held perform facial treatment required
required, not held use hair removal techniques required
required, not held use laser therapy for skin conditions required
required, not held determine skin type required

optional, not held apply permanent make-up optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional

02 services 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetics ingredients required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held make-up techniques required

optional, not held cosmetic manicure optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required

optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held test make-up required

optional, not held keep up to date with spa products optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional

06 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held hydrotherapy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aesthetician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held give massages skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held train employees skill
already held treat facial hair skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply permanent make-up optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held keep up to date with spa products optional
optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held cosmetic manicure optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional

19 held skills the aesthetician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on hair style skill
not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
not needed by the target role barbering techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role dye hair skill
not needed by the target role hair knowledge
not needed by the target role hair products knowledge
not needed by the target role help customers with hair problems skill
not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role sell hair products skill
not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
not needed by the target role style hair skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role use equipment for hair care skill
not needed by the target role wash hair skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetics ingredients required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held make-up techniques required
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held cosmetic manicure optional

Index

Other moves recorded from barber

Full index of moves from barber

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.