Career as a Hair Stylist / Dresser


Tangle free, smooth and silky hair is something every person desire, regardless of the age and gender. Our hair style plays a vital role in grooming our overall look.

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists help provide hair care services for those looking to boost their appearance. They offer a wide array of services such as styling, cutting, trimming, and coloring hair. Cosmetologists may also be trained in how to give manicures, pedicures and other treatments for the face and scalp. Cosmetologists can also help clean and style wigs as well as provide makeup analysis. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists can also give clients advice on how to take care of their hair when they are home.

Careers
Ø  Hairstylist
Ø  Hairdressers
Ø  Cosmetologist

Eligibility
Though there is no specific eligibility criteria required for entering this field, it does require professional expertise and also a great deal of practical training to gain expertise in this offbeat career. The basic qualification needed for hairdressing is good communication and negotiation skills, backed by training with a renowned salon.
There are several training schools for beauty and hair care courses. Most of them prefer a 10/+2 or at least a class10 level qualification. For an advanced career in the field, Hair stylist professionals require some formal education.
Ø  Anyone can pursue diploma and other specialized courses in this field.
Ø  The duration of the course varies from one month to one year, depending upon the course type.
Ø  Being a skill oriented profession, it is mandatory to gain professional expertise and practical training with a renowned salon.
Ø  Hands-on training will beef up your prospects in this offbeat career. However, most people in this field continue to take courses t0 keep up with the latest trends.
Courses
Ø  Diploma in Hair Styling
Ø  Diploma in Hair Designing
Ø  Scientific Approach to Hair Designing
Ø  PG Diploma in Beauty , Hair and Makeup
Ø  Certificate Course in Basic Hair Styling
Ø  Certificate Course in Hair Treatment
Ø  Certificate Course in Hair Designing
Ø  Advance Certificate Course in Hair Designing
Ø  Hair Part time course
Ø  Hair Crash Course

Cost of the Course
The fees charged for these courses starts from ₹ 15,000 for basic course and ranges to ₹ 1,00,000 for complete course.

Institutes
Ø  Jawed Habib’s Hair Academy, Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkata and Hyderabad
Ø  Shahnaz Husain’s International Beauty Academy
Ø  Bharti Taneja’s Alps Beauty Academy
Ø  VLCC Institute
Ø  BBLUNT Academy
Ø  Polytechnic for Woman, Delhi
Ø  Spratt academy of hair design, Bangalore
Ø  Juice Hair Academy , Mumbai
Ø  Christine Valmy International Academy of Beauty, Mumbai
Ø  Aashmeen Munjaal’s Star salon n’ Academy, Delhi

Career Prospects
The Indian hairdressing industry is growing at close to 40 per cent annually, leading to an increase in career opportunities, not only in salons but also in other related fields like television, film industry, hotels, cruise ships, etc.
Backed by annual growth rate of 40 percent, the Indian hairstyling industry offers dozens of career opportunities for aspirants entering into this field. One can find employment in the following major areas of work in a salon/ beauty parlor/cosmetics manufacturing company/ health club or in television and film industry. Also while a graduate with a formal training can join the industry as beauty consultants one always has the option of being in-house employee for fashion houses, magazines and photo shoots.

Employment Sector
Ø  Salon
Ø  Beauty Parlour
Ø  Cosmetics Manufacturing Company
Ø  Fashion Houses
Ø  Film & Television Industry

Income
The annual Income of a hairstylist in India ranges from ₹ 2,00,000 - ₹ 4,00,000.

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