Table 1Transition record

make-up artisttohair stylist

A make-up artist already meets 50% of what the hair stylist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From make-up artist

50%

Overlap1

To hair stylist

15 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

51.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.4

This move: 51.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hair stylist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the make-up artist 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hair stylist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a make-up artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held draft styling schedule management skills
already held ensure continuous styling of artists assisting and caring
already held maintain wigs handling and moving
already held work with the director of photography communication, collaboration and creativity
already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
already held follow directions of the artistic director communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the hair stylist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply hair cutting techniques required
required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required
required, not held dye hair required
required, not held style hair required

optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held design hair style optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held consult with production director required
required, not held familiarise with personal directing styles required

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held keep up with trends required

04 services 1 required

required, not held hairdressing required

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held history of hair styles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hair stylist 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse a script skill
already held analyse the need for technical resources skill
already held ensure continuous styling of artists skill
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held attend rehearsals skill
already held draft styling schedule skill
already held lighting techniques knowledge
already held maintain wigs skill
already held manage consumables stock skill
already held photography knowledge
already held work with the director of photography skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held history of hair styles optional
optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held design hair style optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

39 held skills the hair stylist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role apply body paint skill
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role create lifecasts skill
not needed by the target role decide on make-up process skill
not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
not needed by the target role design make-up effects skill
not needed by the target role determine skin type skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
not needed by the target role draw make-up sketches skill
not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain prostheses skill
not needed by the target role make up performing artists skill
not needed by the target role make-up techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
not needed by the target role perform quick make-up changeovers skill
not needed by the target role plan art educational activities skill
not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
not needed by the target role repair prostheses skill
not needed by the target role safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role test make-up skill
not needed by the target role understand artistic concepts skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill
not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew 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 hairdressing required
optional, not held history of hair styles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from make-up artist

Full index of moves from make-up artist

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.