Table 1Transition record

hairdressertomanicurist

A hairdresser already meets 35% of what the manicurist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hairdresser

35%

Overlap1

To manicurist

15 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

65.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.5

This move: 65.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the manicurist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hairdresser 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manicurist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hairdresser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held administer appointments management skills
already held process payments management skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the manicurist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply nail polish required
required, not held decorate nails required
required, not held shape nails required
required, not held treat nails required
required, not held conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements required

optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held give massages optional

02 services 5 required

required, not held cosmetics required
required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetic manicure required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held skin types required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required

optional, not held perform body piercings optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held sterilise working environment required

optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held test make-up optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manicurist 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
optional, not held perform body piercings optional
optional, not held test make-up optional
optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held give massages optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

23 held skills the manicurist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on hair style skill
not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
not needed by the target role curl hair skill
not needed by the target role design hair style skill
not needed by the target role dye hair 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 maintain wigs skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role satisfy customers 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 style hair skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role treat facial hair 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

5 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 cosmetics industry required
required, not held cosmetic manicure required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required
required, not held skin types required

Index

Other moves recorded from hairdresser

Full index of moves from hairdresser

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.