Career paths in the professional beauty industry with Pathway SkillsZone Burslem
Nail Technician
Repair, paint and decorate clients' nails.
- Average salary (a year) – £12,500 Starter to £25,000 Experienced
- Typical hours (a week) – 38 to 40 variable
- You could work – evenings / weekends flexibly
In your day-to-day work you may:
- Do basic treatments, like manicures and pedicures
- Clean and file nails
- Apply false nails or extensions
- Decorate nails with coloured varnish, transfers, gems or glitter
- Repair, look after and remove false nails and extensions
- Check for any signs of skin or nail problems before treatment
Working environment
You could work in a salon, at a health spa, on a cruise ship, from home or at a client’s home.
Career path and Progression
With experience, you could manage a salon or start your own business.
You could work with photographers, fashion designers or TV companies, preparing nails for photo shoots or fashion shows.
With further training you could move into teaching nail art.
Beauty Therapist
Provide face and body treatments to help clients look and feel better.
- Average salary (a year) – £16,000 Starter to £21,000 Experienced
- Typical hours (a week) – 37 to 40 a week
- You could work – evenings / weekends as customers demand
In your day-to-day tasks you may:
- Give a facial by cleansing, massaging and toning a client’s skin
- Do a makeover by applying and advising on make-up
- Shape eyebrows and colour eyelashes
- Give a manicure, pedicure or other nail treatment like extensions and nail art
remove unwanted facial and body hair - Give electro-therapy treatments to improve body tone and shape
- Do non-surgical skin improvement treatments
- Offer UV (ultraviolet) and spray tanning
Working environment
You could work in a salon, at a health spa, on a cruise ship, in a hotel or from home.
Career path and Progression
With experience you could progress to salon manager.
You could become self-employed and get your own salon, work from home or travel to clients.
You could also move into fashion, theatre or media make-up.