New careers in cosmetology
A hairdresser job is not just »im
ply dressing hair. The cosmetologist
ha» many role» They are part o f a
multi billion dollar industry.
Beside» being highly trained in a
s a n e ly o f beauty services, these
w ould include h a ir c o lo rin g , hair
co n dition ing , perm anent w aving,
haircutting , hair styling, m anicur
ing, facial massage, and make up;
you also know how to deal effective
ly with the public. Since you are a
beauty professional, you are not so
much selling services as you are ad
vising your clients on what is best
for them to im prove their appear
ance. You are. so to speak a
"beauty doctor.”
I f you become a salon owner or
m anager, you must also become
well versed in business practices.
H ow to buy most ec o n o m ica lly,
how to m ain tain accurate records
and how to gel and keep loyal em
ployees — these w ill be part of your
required abilities Hairdressers with
outstanding talent are often asked
to become p la tfo rm artists H ere
agian, you must widen your skills
and take the necessary train ing to
become .. public speaker or at least a
very go-id dem onstrator Talented
persons are also called upon by
magazines to do hair style and what
are kn o w n as technicals, detailed
procedures or professional tech
niques such as c u ttin g , co lo rin g ,
conditioning, and permanent wav
mg This means you must know how
to w oik in front ol a camera or for a
camera. You should also be able to
a rtic u la te the h o w ’ s and w h y ’ s o f
what you are doing The entertain
ment industry, theatre, film s, and
television, the w orld o f couturiers
and fashion, the big hair color and
cosm etics m a n u fac tu rers,
the
beauty publications for the profes-
ion and fo r the pub lic — all these
huge com m ercial activities require
the artistry of the professional hair
dresser and cosmetologist. It is ob
vious that the o p p o rtu n itie s are
highly rewarding But how far you
go and how much money you make
depends on you Some hairdressers
never make more than a modest in
come, and not in fre q u e n tly they
Reach up your hand, dark boy, and take
a star.
Out of the little breath of oblivion
That is night,
Ib k eju st
One star.
Langston Hughes
CAREERS AND
OPPORTUNITY
Crystal Martin of Tondalayar Dasignar Salon. 5401 N.E. Cully
Blvd.. puts tha final touchas on a customar's curls.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
prefer it that way. Some attitudes
might be: " I don’t want the respon
sibility o f running a salon.” “ I like
livin g in a sm all co m m un ity and
serving the women I know ,” “ I en
joy my work but I like a c o m fo rt
able. easygoing sc h e d u le." O r
another hairdresser might say: " I
have a small salon— just two other
operators and m yself. I t ’ s big
enough: I make an a ttra c tiv e in
come. there’s no strain, no pressure.
I ’m happy just as I am .”
These are some of the viewpoints
and certainly they are valid ones—
that usually m ilitate against one’ s
ever attaining a large salary or high
profits.
O ne o f the attractio ns of a hair
dressing carreer— and this is import
ant— is that you can be as small as
you like or as big as your talent and
im ag in a tio n w ill allow A n o ther
plus for beauiy culture as a career is
that no discrim ination exists as to
age, sex, color, or creed. Any man
or woman, regardless of age, can go
to a beauty school, put in the re
quired num ber o f hours and
eventually after passing the State
Board Examination, get a license to
practice This presupposes o f course
that the person has the academ ic
background required by the state; in
most stales it is quite modest. Men
and women are equally welcome in
this field . Statistics no doubt w ill
show that many m ore w om en are
practicing hairdressers; at the same
lime another set o f statistics w ill in
dicate that o f the world's most out
standing stylists, the m a jo rity are
men. The color of the skin is o f m i
nute significance in the w o rld o f
hairdressing. Many black hair dres
sers, o f course, open salons in pre
d o m in an tly black co m m un ities.
M an y beauty shops, how ever, are
com pletely in teg rated , both as to
personnel and the clients they serve.
Taste, talent and personality —
perhaps m ore than in most vo ca
tions— are the determ ining factors
in a hairdresser cosmetologist's de
sirability to employers and clients.
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department in state government, with about 4,000 permanent employees.
The Department consists of six divisions:
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Aeronautics
Highway
Motor Vehicles
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ODOT offers a variety of jobs, with the majority being in the. civil
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