Occupation Atlasperformance hairdresser
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f60dc59b-7681-45d4-8114-b3a646e02ab2
performance hairdresser
Performance hairdressers assist and support artists before, during and after the performance to ensure the hairdressing is in line with the artistic vision of the stage director and the artistic team. They maintain, check and repair wigs and assist with quick changes.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCSRealistic · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.40
- C Conventional3.92
- S Social3.72
- E Enterprising3.25
- A Artistic3.24
- I Investigative1.54
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists (39-5012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- apply hair cutting techniques
- hair
- maintain wigs
- meet deadlines
- perform quick hair changeovers
- prepare personal work environment
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- understand artistic concepts
- work ergonomically
- work safely with chemicals
- work with respect for own safety
Optional (13)
- advise client on technical possibilities
- create wigs
- decide on wig making process
- design make-up effects
- develop professional network
- document your own practice
- draw make-up sketches
- dye wigs
- keep personal administration
- manage consumables stock
- manage personal professional development
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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