Table 1Transition record

hairdresser assistanttohairdresser

A hairdresser assistant already meets 70% of what the hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hairdresser assistant

70%

Overlap1

To hairdresser

23 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

34.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.6

This move: 34.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hairdresser 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hairdresser 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 treat scalp conditions assisting and caring
already held hair colouring services
already held use equipment for hair care assisting and caring
already held wash hair assisting and caring
already held help customers with hair problems assisting and caring
already held sell hair products communication, collaboration and creativity

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held curl hair required
required, not held style hair required

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held design hair style optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held satisfy customers required

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain wigs optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hairdresser 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on hair style skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held dye hair skill
already held hair knowledge
already held hair colouring knowledge
already held hair products knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held process payments skill
already held stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
already held use equipment for hair care skill
already held wash hair skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held help customers with hair problems skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held order supplies skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held sell hair products skill
already held treat scalp conditions skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held maintain wigs optional
optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held offer cosmetic beauty advice optional
optional, not held organise product display optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held design hair style optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held train employees optional

5 held skills the hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role greet guests skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill

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.