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Here
are a few examples of the career opportunities a degree in
Esthetics will open up for you:
Owner,
Esthetician, Make-up Artist, Instructor, Educator, Physicians
Assistant, or Paramedical Esthetician, etc.. Employment opportunities
exist at doctor's offices, resorts, cruise ships, schools,
day spas and salons.
The
field of esthetics is growing rapidly. Estheticians have the
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Spas
& Resorts:
The Spa & Resort industry continues to grow every year.
Approximately 9,600 spas in the United States are generating
$10.7 billion in revenue, an increase of 114% between 2000
and 2002. The number of spas has grown at an annual rate of
20% each year for the past 8 years; every 4 years, the number
of spas doubles.
Spas employ an estimated 282,000 full-time and part-time employees,
an 87% increase in the total number of employees in the past
2 years. The spa industry has solidified itself as a major
player in the hospitality and leisure sector. In the past
two years, the spa industry has kept pace with, and even surpassed,
other major leisure activities.
Not to mention you can work in some of the most beautiful,
exotic places in the world!
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Clinical
Setting:
Over the past few years, the physician skin care community has begun
a unique evolution that includes a combination of medical and non-medical
therapies geared toward improving the overall appearance of skin.
Many skin problems can be treated by a Para-medical Esthetician
as an alternative to surgery or drugs. Working in the health care
field is extremely rewarding.
Private Practice:
As an Esthetician you'll be able to start your own Private Practice
where you can work on your own terms.
What
does an Esthetician do?
Estheticians
are licensed Skin Care Specialists who treat the facial skin to
maintain and improve its appearance. Estheticians work to achieve
their customers’ beautifying goals through the following tasks:
Analyze
customer’s skin care needs.
Discuss treatments and products with clients.
Use a magnifying lamp or visor.
Perform facials to cleanse pores and improve skin tone.
Apply chemical peels to reduce fine lines and age spots.
Perform simple extractions to remove blackheads.
Remove unwanted facial hair using depilatory wax.
Tint eyebrows.
Instruct customers on skin care and makeup techniques.
Sterilize equipment and clean work area.
Massage the face.
Select and apply cosmetic products such as creams, lotions,
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Paramedical
Estheticians work with plastic surgeons and dermatologists
in pre-and postoperative skin care. Under the guidance of a licensed
health care provider, they provide treatments that prepare the skin
for surgery for a more comfortable healing process. They show patients
how to conceal redness and bruising with corrective make-up while
skin is healing.
What
Skills Are Important?
The
following skills, knowledge, and abilities are important for Estheticians:
Service
Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking - Talking to others to effectively convey
information.
Active Listening - Listening to what other people
are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions
and understanding why they react
the way they do.
Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools
and equipment needed to do a job.
Problem Identification - Identifying the nature of
problems.
Time Management - Managing one’s own time and
the time of others.
Arm-Hand Steadiness - Keeping the hand and arm steady
while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and
hand in one position.
Knowledge of Disinfection Procedures and Considerations
- Recognizing infectious diseases and knowing disinfection
and safety procedures for the protection of operators and
clients.
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Estheticians
also need an awareness of sound business practices since many will
eventually
be self-employed.
They will need to know how to market services, manage inventory,
retain clients while attracting new ones, negotiate rental contracts,
and build in a stable profit margin.
What
Is The Work Environment?
Estheticians
work indoors in salons, health and beauty spas, or medical offices.
Estheticians may wear lab coats and gloves in their work. They use
chemical and herbal preparations and must not be allergic to them.
Estheticians must be able to do daily lifting, pushing, and pulling
of up to ten pounds. Although Estheticians may sit a good percentage
of the time, the job is not sedentary as Estheticians get up, reach,
and bend over 80 percent of the day.
Estheticians
can also work outside the treatment arena as educators and/or sales
representatives for product manufacturers, as teachers, and as makeup
artists in television studios, movie sets, fashion shows, and for
wedding consultants.
Minimum is possession of a high school diploma, General Education
Development (GED) Certificate, and being beyond the age of compulsory
high school attendance, as prescribed by Utah law.
In-Coming
Transfer Policy
Skin Works requires signed proof of hours completed from a state
licensed school. Hours must have been completed within the last
24 months. A consultation with a teacher is required for positioning
in the correct course study; a test may be requested by the teacher
if consultation was inadequate.
Out-Going
Transfer Policy
Consultation with an advisor is requested. Within 24 hours a schedule
for a meeting is set. Student and advisor go over verified hours
and a signed letter is given to the out-going transfer student.
Request may also be submitted in writing.
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Completion
of course and all testing while maintaining an 75% GPA or
above.
Maintained
75% of attendance/ 30 hours per week.
Must
have all financial obligations to school met.
Must
pass-off all skills required by an instructor.
Must
have completed 600 clocked-in hours per course.
Must
complete exit interview with administration. |
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