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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ODOT offers a variety of jobs, with the majority being in the. civil
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