Beauty Therapist:
"There is no other job that I can think of where you meet so many different types of people and help them look and feel better they can," says self-employed beauty therapist Louise Macintosh.As well as the job satisfaction of making your clients feel fabulous, beauty therapists are always learning new skills and are the first to know about new products and treatments.
Day to day
Beauty therapists fresh from completing their Level 3 qualification earn around £13k per year. Gain a few years experience and your salary will rise to around £17k per year while managers can earn around £25k per annum.
Career progression
Day to day
Working in a beauty therapist job, you’ll be responsible for administering a range of treatments to clients, such as:
- Waxing
- Massage
- Manicures and pedicures
- Tanning
- Eyelash tinting and eyebrow dying
If you are based in a salon you’ll be expected to perform some front of house duties including meeting and greeting customers, answering the phone and taking bookings. Beauty therapists are sometimes also responsible for promoting and selling beauty products.
The best thing about being a beauty therapist?
“I love the way you get to meet such a variety of people and carry out different types of treatment. It’s always changing and there’s always the chance to update your skills.”
The worst thing about being a beauty therapist?
“If you’re a mobile therapist it can be very tiring moving everything from one place to another and if you’re self-employed the work can be a little unpredictable.”
Salary expectations:
Beauty therapists fresh from completing their Level 3 qualification earn around £13k per year. Gain a few years experience and your salary will rise to around £17k per year while managers can earn around £25k per annum.Career progression
Many beauty therapists add some management training to their roster of skills to become a salon or spa manager. Alternatively, you could become a tutor or assessor.