Table 1Transition record

hair stylisttoperformance hairdresser

A hair stylist already meets 36% of what the performance hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hair stylist

36%

Overlap1

To performance hairdresser

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

60 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60

This move: 60 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the performance hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hair stylist 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance hairdresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hair stylist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform quick hair changeovers assisting and caring
already held apply hair cutting techniques assisting and caring
already held create wigs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held dye wigs assisting and caring
already held decide on wig making process management skills
already held maintain wigs handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the performance hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
required, not held safeguard artistic quality of performance required
required, not held understand artistic concepts required

optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held work ergonomically required
required, not held work with respect for own safety required

optional, not held prevent fire in a performance environment optional

03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held prepare personal work environment required

optional, not held manage personal professional development optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held hair required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held document your own practice optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a performance 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply hair cutting techniques skill
already held maintain wigs skill
already held perform quick hair changeovers skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held create wigs skill
already held decide on wig making process skill
already held dye wigs skill
already held manage consumables stock skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held document your own practice optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held prevent fire in a performance environment optional
optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held manage personal professional development optional

21 held skills the performance hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role design hair style skill
not needed by the target role draft styling schedule skill
not needed by the target role dye hair skill
not needed by the target role ensure continuous styling of artists skill
not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role hairdressing knowledge
not needed by the target role history of hair styles knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role style hair skill
not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill

1 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 required

Index

Other moves recorded from hair stylist

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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.