Body artist to hair removal technician
A body artist already meets 31% of what the hair removal technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.6/ 100
1 How much of what a hair removal technician is expected to do is already part of a body artist’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 hair removal technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hair removal technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a body artist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- hair removal techniques
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
What stands in the way is 8 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hair removal technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a body artist background worth leading with.
- already held hair removal techniques services
- already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
- already held administer appointments management skills
- already held maintain equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held keep personal administration information skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the hair removal technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 cosmetics required
- still to learn cosmetics industry required
- still to learn hair required
- still to learn skin types required
- still to learn use laser therapy for skin conditions required
- still to learn conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- optional, not held perform electrolysis optional
- optional, not held use intense pulsed light technology optional
- optional, not held use threading techniques optional
- optional, not held wax body parts optional
- optional, not held pluck hair optional
- optional, not held treat facial hair optional
- optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
- optional, not held style hair optional
- still to learn advise customers on usage of cosmetics required
- optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
- optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
- optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hair removal technician 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 · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held hair removal techniques knowledge
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain equipment skill
- already held administer appointments skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held train employees skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform electrolysis optional
- optional, not held use intense pulsed light technology optional
- optional, not held use threading techniques optional
- optional, not held wax body parts optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
- optional, not held pluck hair optional
- optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
- optional, not held treat facial hair optional
- optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
- optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
- optional, not held style hair optional
23 held skills the hair removal technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise customers on body adornment skill
- not needed by the target role apply body paint skill
- not needed by the target role apply permanent make-up skill
- not needed by the target role carry out wound care skill
- not needed by the target role create original paintings skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role entertain people skill
- not needed by the target role give care instructions skill
- not needed by the target role inform customers about body modifications skill
- not needed by the target role maintain an artistic portfolio skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role perform body piercings skill
- not needed by the target role provide customised products skill
- not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role sterilise working environment skill
- not needed by the target role tattoo customers skill
- not needed by the target role trade in jewellery skill
- not needed by the target role use artistic materials for drawing skill
- not needed by the target role use body adornment equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use body modification techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques 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 cosmetics required
- still to learn cosmetics industry required
- still to learn hair required
- still to learn skin types required
Common questions about this move
Can a body artist become a hair removal technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A body artist already covers 31% of what a hair removal technician is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 4 of which the hair removal technician role treats as required.
What skills does a body artist need to become a hair removal technician?
8 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is cosmetics.
How hard is the move from body artist to hair removal technician?
Its learning distance is 66.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.