Table 1Transition record

manicuristtohairdresser

A manicurist already meets 38% of what the hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From manicurist

38%

Overlap1

To hairdresser

15 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

64.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.5

This move: 64.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the manicurist 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 hairdresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a manicurist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held administer appointments management skills
already held process payments management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 5 required, 5 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
required, not held style hair required

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

02 services 3 required

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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

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

optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 information skills 1 required

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

05 handling and moving 2 supplementary

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

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held supervise staff 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with customers skill
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 work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers 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

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 maintain wigs optional
optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional
optional, not held treat facial hair 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
optional, not held train employees optional

20 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 apply nail polish skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements skill
not needed by the target role cosmetic manicure knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetic skin treatment knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetics industry knowledge
not needed by the target role decorate nails skill
not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role manufacture cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role perform body piercings skill
not needed by the target role sell cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role shape nails skill
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role sterilise working environment skill
not needed by the target role test make-up skill
not needed by the target role treat nails skill
not needed by the target role use hair removal techniques skill

3 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
required, not held hair colouring required
required, not held hair products required

Index

Other moves recorded from manicurist

Full index of moves from manicurist

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.