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Skincare Specialists

Skincare Specialists is the O*NET name for people who provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. The strongest interest signal is Realistic (5.5 of 7), then Social (4.2) and Conventional, which gives it the code RSC. The preparation level is medium preparation, typically one or two years of vocational training, an apprenticeship or an associate’s degree. O*NET’s skill data points to speaking, service orientation, and active listening as the ones to build. Expect to sterilize equipment and clean work areas. The job can ask you to cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions. People who want hands-on work with tools, machines or the physical world usually fit better here than those who need research, analysis and working through hard problems.

What they do

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.

Main tasks

  • Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.
  • Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
  • Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.
  • Determine which products or colors will improve clients' skin quality and appearance.
  • Keep records of client needs and preferences and the services provided.
  • Treat the facial skin to maintain and improve its appearance, using specialized techniques and products, such as peels and masks.

Skills

  • Speaking
  • Service Orientation
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Reading Comprehension

Who this career fits

May suit you if

  • You like ending the day with a physical result you can point to.
  • You get energy from helping other people move forward.
  • You are willing to put in a year or two of focused training.
  • You are comfortable relying on speaking and service orientation.

May not suit you if

  • You would rather stay away from physical, hands-on tasks.
  • You want to spend most of your time analyzing and researching. Investigative rates 2.0 out of 7 here.
  • You need to start within a few months, with no training period.

Interest profile

O*NET rates each occupation from 1 to 7 on six interest types. The code RSC takes the three highest, and Realistic comes first here.

Preparation

Medium preparation. Expect vocational school, an apprenticeship, related experience or an associate’s degree, usually one or two years in total.

Most-reported requirement in the O*NET survey: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED). This reflects what workers reported most often and is not a legal minimum. Licensing rules can differ by state or industry, so confirm what applies where you plan to work.

Also called

  • Aesthetician
  • Clinical Esthetician
  • Electrologist
  • Esthetician
  • Facialist

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This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.