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What this job is
A hairdresser provides hair styling, cutting, colouring, and treatment services to clients in salons or mobile settings across Australia. They operate salon equipment, mix and apply chemical products safely, and maintain personal grooming standards while ensuring client satisfaction and salon hygiene protocols.
Pay
A$1,209 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Advise on hair stylecore
- Appointment Schedulingcore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Complaint Handlingcore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Invoicing and Billing Administrationcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Upselling and Cross-Sellingcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Administer appointments
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Feedback Collection and Actioning
- Incident Reporting
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Team Collaboration
- Workload Self-Management