Table 1Transition record

hairdressertohair removal technician

A hairdresser already meets 47% of what the hair removal technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hairdresser

47%

Overlap1

To hair removal technician

16 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.6

This move: 52.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hair removal technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hairdresser 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 hair removal technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hairdresser 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 5 the hair removal technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 services 4 required

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held hair removal techniques required
required, not held skin types required

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held use laser therapy for skin conditions required
required, not held conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements 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 use hair removal lasers optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required

optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

Table 4

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

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 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 process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held style hair skill
already held train employees skill
already held treat facial hair skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 use hair removal lasers optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

22 held skills the hair removal technician 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 communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role curl hair skill
not needed by the target role design hair style skill
not needed by the target role dye hair skill
not needed by the target role hair colouring 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 issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role maintain wigs skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role satisfy customers 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 supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role treat scalp conditions skill
not needed by the target role use equipment for hair care skill
not needed by the target role wash hair 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held hair removal techniques required
required, not held skin types required

Index

Other moves recorded from hairdresser

Full index of moves from hairdresser

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.