Table 1Transition record

hair removal techniciantohairdresser

A hair removal technician already meets 42% of what the hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hair removal technician

42%

Overlap1

To hairdresser

16 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

61.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.1

This move: 61.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hair removal technician 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hairdresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hair removal technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held treat facial hair assisting and caring
already held style hair assisting and caring
already held hair services
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held curl hair required
required, not held use equipment for hair care required
required, not held wash hair required
required, not held dye hair required

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held help customers with hair problems optional
optional, not held treat scalp conditions optional
optional, not held design hair style optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on hair style required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held satisfy customers required

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional

03 services 2 required

required, not held hair colouring required
required, not held hair products required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held stay up-to-date with hair style trends required

05 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain wigs optional
optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hairdresser 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held hair knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held process payments skill
already held style hair skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
already held order supplies skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held train employees skill
already held treat facial hair skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held help customers with hair problems optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held maintain wigs optional
optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional
optional, not held treat scalp conditions optional
optional, not held design hair style optional
optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

15 held skills the hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on usage of cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetics industry knowledge
not needed by the target role hair removal techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role perform electrolysis skill
not needed by the target role pluck hair skill
not needed by the target role sell cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role use hair removal lasers skill
not needed by the target role use intense pulsed light technology skill
not needed by the target role use laser therapy for skin conditions skill
not needed by the target role use threading techniques skill
not needed by the target role wax body parts skill

2 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 hair colouring required
required, not held hair products required

Index

Other moves recorded from hair removal technician

Full index of moves from hair removal technician

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.