Table 1Transition record

hairdresser assistanttobeauty salon attendant

A hairdresser assistant already meets 31% of what the beauty salon attendant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hairdresser assistant

31%

Overlap1

To beauty salon attendant

9 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.6

This move: 67.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the beauty salon attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hairdresser assistant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A beauty salon attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hairdresser assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held greet guests assisting and caring
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
already held administer appointments management skills
already held process payments management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the beauty salon attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held clean toilet facilities required
required, not held restock toilet facilities' supplies required
required, not held clean building floors required
required, not held ensure sanitation required

optional, not held collect items for laundry service optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held handle customer complaints required

optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use laser therapy for skin conditions required
required, not held apply company policies required

optional, not held assist guest departure optional

04 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required

optional, not held allocate locker space optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 services 1 required

required, not held cosmetics required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a beauty salon attendant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer appointments skill
already held greet guests skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held process payments skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held order supplies skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep stock records optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held allocate locker space optional
optional, not held collect items for laundry service optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics optional
optional, not held assist guest departure optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

19 held skills the beauty salon attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on hair style skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role dye hair skill
not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role hair knowledge
not needed by the target role hair colouring knowledge
not needed by the target role hair products knowledge
not needed by the target role help customers with hair problems skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
not needed by the target role sell hair products skill
not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
not needed by the target role treat scalp conditions skill
not needed by the target role use equipment for hair care skill
not needed by the target role wash hair skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held quality standards required

Index

Other moves recorded from hairdresser assistant

Full index of moves from hairdresser assistant

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.