Tanning consultant to manicurist
A tanning consultant already meets 34% of what the manicurist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.6/ 100
1 How much of what a manicurist 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 manicurist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A manicurist 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 11 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manicurist 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 13 carried skills, including the 5 the manicurist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 apply nail polish required
- still to learn decorate nails required
- still to learn shape nails required
- still to learn treat nails required
- still to learn conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
- optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
- optional, not held give massages optional
- still to learn cosmetics industry required
- still to learn cosmetic manicure required
- still to learn cosmetic skin treatment required
- still to learn advise customers on usage of cosmetics required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held perform body piercings optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- still to learn sterilise working environment required
- optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
- optional, not held test make-up optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a manicurist 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 · The rest of the record
All 13 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 issue sales invoices 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
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
- optional, not held perform body piercings optional
- optional, not held test make-up optional
- optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
- optional, not held give massages optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
16 held skills the manicurist 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 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 cosmetic manicure required
- still to learn cosmetic skin treatment required
Common questions about this move
Can a tanning consultant become a manicurist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A tanning consultant already covers 34% of what a manicurist is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 5 of which the manicurist role treats as required.
What skills does a tanning consultant need to become a manicurist?
11 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is apply nail polish.
How hard is the move from tanning consultant to manicurist?
Its learning distance is 65.6 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.