Tanning consultant to hair removal technician
A tanning consultant already meets 40% of what the hair removal technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.8/ 100
1 How much of what a hair removal technician is expected to do is already part of a tanning consultant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the hair removal technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hair removal technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a tanning consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cosmetics
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
- skin types
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 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 tanning consultant background worth leading with.
- already held sell cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held skin types services
- already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held cosmetics services
- already held administer appointments management skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the hair removal technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn use laser therapy for skin conditions required
- still to learn conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements required
- still to learn work ergonomically 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 treat facial hair optional
- optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
- optional, not held style hair optional
- still to learn cosmetics industry required
- still to learn hair required
- still to learn hair removal techniques required
- still to learn advise customers on usage of cosmetics required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
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.
- 01 cosmetics industry study this
- 02 hair study this
- 03 use laser therapy for skin conditions practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held cosmetics knowledge
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain equipment skill
- already held skin types knowledge
- already held administer appointments 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 sell cosmetics skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not 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 manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held pluck hair optional
- optional, not held treat facial hair optional
- optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held style hair optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
17 held skills the hair removal technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer spray tans skill
- not needed by the target role advise on tanning treatments skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role cosmetics ingredients knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine skin type skill
- not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
- not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
- not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
- not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage cleaning activities skill
- not needed by the target role manage indoor tanning sessions skill
- not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
- not needed by the target role manage tanning operations skill
- not needed by the target role offer free samples of cosmetics skill
- not needed by the target role tanning process knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn cosmetics industry required
- still to learn hair required
- still to learn hair removal techniques required
Common questions about this move
Can a tanning consultant become a hair removal technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A tanning consultant already covers 40% of what a hair removal technician is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 5 of which the hair removal technician role treats as required.
What skills does a tanning consultant need to become a hair removal technician?
7 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is cosmetics industry.
How hard is the move from tanning consultant to hair removal technician?
Its learning distance is 58.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.