Barbers → Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

7 points lower. This is an evidence-backed lower-exposure path based on the current occupation scores.

80% modeled skills overlap. The exposure label uses the current occupation scores; skill names below come from the current role-skill mappings.

Shared skills

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Service Orientation

Target skills to investigate

  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Reading Comprehension

Durable strengths to lead with

  • Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs.
  • Shave, trim, and shape beards and moustaches.
  • Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
  • Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.

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