Beauty salon attendant to tanning consultant
A beauty salon attendant already meets 53% of what the tanning consultant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
46.3/ 100
1 How much of what a tanning consultant is expected to do is already part of a beauty salon attendant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the tanning consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tanning consultant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a beauty salon attendant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply company policies
- ensure sanitation
- maintain customer service
- maintain personal hygiene standards
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tanning consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a beauty salon attendant background worth leading with.
- already held offer free samples of cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held sell cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage cleaning activities management skills
- already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held cosmetics services
- already held maintain personal hygiene standards management skills
All 16 carried skills, including the 4 the tanning consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise on tanning treatments required
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
- optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
- still to learn customer service required
- still to learn maintain equipment required
- optional, not held administer spray tans optional
- optional, not held determine skin type optional
- optional, not held cosmetics ingredients optional
- optional, not held skin types optional
- optional, not held tanning process optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tanning consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on tanning treatments practise this
- 02 customer service study this
- 03 identify customer's needs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held apply company policies skill
- already held ensure sanitation skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain personal hygiene standards skill
- already held administer appointments skill
- already held cosmetics knowledge
- already held handle customer complaints skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held manage cleaning activities skill
- already held manage schedule of tasks skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held offer free samples of cosmetics skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held process payments skill
- already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
- already held sell cosmetics skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
- optional, not held manage tanning operations optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held administer spray tans optional
- optional, not held manage tanning operations optional
- optional, not held tanning process optional
- optional, not held cosmetics ingredients optional
- optional, not held manage indoor tanning sessions optional
- optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
- optional, not held determine skin type optional
- optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
- optional, not held skin types optional
17 held skills the tanning consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on usage of cosmetics skill
- not needed by the target role allocate locker space skill
- not needed by the target role assist guest departure skill
- not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
- not needed by the target role clean toilet facilities skill
- not needed by the target role collect items for laundry service skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role greet guests skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role restock toilet facilities' supplies skill
- not needed by the target role use laser therapy for skin conditions skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn customer service required
- optional, not held tanning process optional
- optional, not held cosmetics ingredients optional
- optional, not held skin types optional
Common questions about this move
Can a beauty salon attendant become a tanning consultant?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A beauty salon attendant already covers 53% of what a tanning consultant is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 4 of which the tanning consultant role treats as required.
What skills does a beauty salon attendant need to become a tanning consultant?
4 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise on tanning treatments.
How hard is the move from beauty salon attendant to tanning consultant?
Its learning distance is 46.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.