cosmetology By: Ciera Gusky

Salary: median salary $22,760

Hours: 40 hours on an average week$ 11.21 per hour

Job description:

cosmetologists are widely known for styling.

most daily activities for a cosmetologist include: cutting, coloring, perming hair, working with hair treatments as well as

applying false nails, doing manicures, pedicures, polishing

nails and skin care.

Positives & strengths of cosmetology:

You can make your own tips $.

You can move around and communicate with customers.

You can be your own boss.

Also, you can help others feel more confident about themselves.

Negatives & weaknesses of cosmetology:

Exposed to chemical fumes.

Allergic reactions can occur.

Harmful chemicals can be accidently mixed wrong.Examples: some attempts to change hair color aren’t always successful

JOB LOCATION:

Where are the “Hot Spots?”

Do you have to move?Having your business in mostly in larger cities will

potentially get more income.

Some big cities/states

include: California

New Jersey Washington

JOB OUTLOOK:

14% (about as fast as average) 2010

o Some positions you may consider:

1. Make –up Artist

2. Barbers3. Hairdressers

DAILY/ WEEKLY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Applying make-up, fixing/ washing hair, checking appointments, walk ins can be accepted, checking to make sure you have all of your

daily supplies & it is also important to have a good

understanding and imagination

WHAT COLLEGES OFFER THE DEGREE THAT YOU WANT?

Paul Mitchell Schools:

GRANDFATHER’S OCCUPATION

Cobbler / Shoemaker Years in occupation: (1937-2008)

NATURE OF WORK 1) Makes boots and shoes, using hand and machine tools:

Makes patterns, using form of foot and pattern paper, and outlines patterns on leather.

2) Cuts out parts with shears and knife, and sews them together on machine to form uppers.

3) Marks eyelets, punches them out, and inserts metal rings and clinches them on machine.

4) Assembles last and attaches it to stand.

5) Tacks insole on last and draws upper over last, tacking it in place.

NATURE OF WORK CONTINUED

6) Tacks insole on last and draws upper over last, tacking it in place.

7) Trims upper with knife and sews on welt.

8) Attaches outer sole to lasted upper by sewing it on or by roughening surface of sole with rasp and wire brush, coating it with cement and hammering it.

9) Tacks on rand, leather lifts to build heel base, and heel.

10) Trims and buffs edges of sole and heel, using knife and buffing wheel.

11) Brushes dressing dye on shoe and polishes it by holding it against rotating brush.

12) May roughen outsole and cement rubber or fiber sole to it.

13) May design and make women's fashion or custom shoes of materials, such as leather, fabric, and straw and be designated Custom-Shoe Designer And Maker

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Shoe makers are the people who make your shoes. Traditionally these people were called cobblers. They usually just fixed broken shoes. Becoming a shoe maker is hard work and take lots of practice

There are a few different ways you can become a shoe cobbler, depending on factors such as your finances, and the availability of work in your area. Some colleges and vocational schools have shoe repair or design programs, while others offer that type of training through their fashion design departments

There is no one career path you must follow to become a shoe cobbler, though there are some options you may want to consider. If you have the financial means to attend a college or vocational school, and you can locate one with an appropriate program of study, then that is one way to get a job as a shoe cobbler

Colleges and vocational schools can provide you with valuable knowledge and experience, but obtaining that type of higher education is not strictly

JOB OUTLOOK ON SHOEMAKER

Employment of shoe and leather workers is projected to decline rapidly over the next decade. Even in a down economy, many people find it easier and cheaper to buy new shoes than to fix old ones. The growth outlook on this job is negative.

POTENTIAL EARNING

Shoe and leather workers have a median yearly salary of $24,680 per year.

The top 10% of cobblers earn $37,630 or more, while the bottom 10% earn $17,030 or less.

RELATED OCCUPATIONS

Leather crafter worker Manufacturing jobs, involving shoes Supervisor over shoe making Production operator