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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
Skinworks 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. |
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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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 potential to earn $25.00 - $150.00 per hour!
Spas and 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!
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?
- 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, and tonics.
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.
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. |
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