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Ocupacions

Hair removal technician

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Beauty treatment specialist Body waxing technician Depilation specialist Electrolysis technician Epilation specialist Hair removal specialist Hair removal technician Laser hair removal specialist Laser hair removal technician Wax depilation specialist

Hair removal technicians provide cosmetic services to their clients by removing unwanted hair on various body parts. They can use different techniques for temporary hair removal, such as epilation and depilation techniques, or permanent hair removal methods, such as electrolysis or intense pulsed light.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Cleaning and applying creams, lotions and related products to face and other parts of the body;
(b) Giving facial and body massage;
(c) Applying make-up to clients of a beauty parlour or to actors and other performers;
(d) Cleaning, shaping and polishing finger- and toe-nails and treating ailments of the human foot such as corns, calluses or deformed toe-nails;
(e) Attending to clients taking baths and administering elementary massage;
(f) Using waxing, sugaring and depilation techniques to remove unwanted bodily hair;
(g) Advising clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming;
(h) Arranging appointments and collecting payments.

Knowledge

  • Hair and beauty services

Digital competencies

  • Styling hair and providing beauty treatments
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Performing general clerical and administrative tasks
  • Advising on products and services
  • Selling products or services

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Service and sales workers

Personal service workers

Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers

Beauticians and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Vocational training
  • Aesthetics and beauty IVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Aesthetic hygiene, waxing and make-up services CP2

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Beauticians and related workers

4.424

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

56,05%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,11% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,06%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

52,35%

Part-time contracts

1,40% Turnover index

1.431

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

5%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Personal service workers

53%

47%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Personal service workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Beauticians and related workers

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
23%
Between 1 and 2 years
23%
Between 2 and 4 years
26%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23%
Manufacturing
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
12%
Other service activities
11%
Administrative and support service activities
8%
Others
27%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.