Jobs / Physical work / 39-5092.00
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
- US jobs
- 152,770
- Median wage
- $35,760 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of manicurists and pedicurists?
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Typical tasks
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- Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
- Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
- Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
- Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards.
- Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles.
- Prepare customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks.
- Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs.
- Use rotary abrasive wheels to shape and smooth nails or artificial extensions.
- Schedule client appointments and accept payments.
- Assess the condition of clients' hands, remove dead skin, and massage hands.
- Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel.
- Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors.
Other job titles for this occupation (11)
Manicurist · Nail Technician (Nail Tech) · Pedicurist · Fingernail Former · Fingernail Sculptor · Fingernail Sculpturer · Fingernail Technician · Licensed Nail Technician (Licensed Nail Tech) · Nail Artist · Salon Nail Technician (Salon Nail Tech) · Spa Nail Technician (Spa Nail Tech)