63211 – Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations

Lead statement

Estheticians provide facial and body treatments designed to enhance their clients' physical appearance.

Main duties

• Estheticians
• Give facial and other body treatments using specialized products and techniques.
• Advise customers on the use of make-up and other beauty products and apply make-up to customers; may specialize in applying make-up to models or other individuals for special occasions.
• Electrologists
• Remove unwanted hair permanently from client's face or body using needle only specialized electrical hair removal equipment, laser or other equipment.
• Clean, shape and polish fingernails and toenails and provide related treatments.
• Apply medicated lotions to treat scalp conditions and hair loss.
• Clean and sterilise tattoo equipment and work areas; consult with and advise clients with respect to size, color, design and placement of body art; use a demographer to permanently pigment the client’s skin with chemical dyes; maintain health and safety procedures; and may apply temporary designs to client’s skin.
• Prepare and apply custom-made hair pieces to customer's scalp, weave customer's hair to hair pieces and provide scalp treatments.

Employment requirements

• Completion of high school, college or beauty school programs for cosmeticians, estheticians, electrologists, manicurists and pedicurists is required oron-the-job training is provided.
• Estheticians usually require certification from an esthetician's educational or training institution.
• Apprenticeship for electrologists, estheticians and nail technicians is available in Manitoba. Trade certification for these occupations is compulsory in that province.
• A business licence is required for workers in this group who are owners/operators of businesses offering these services.
• Practitioners offering these personal services are required to adhere to infection control procedures.
• Electrologists usually require certification from an electrologist's educational or training institution.
• Membership in a provincial or national electrolysis association may be required.
• Completion of a registered dermal therapy program may be required to provide electrology laser and vascular treatments.

Example job titles

wax depilation specialist · beautician · esthetician · wax depilator · cosmetician · electrologist · hair removal specialist · electrolysis technician · manicurist · pedicurist · scalp treatment specialist · trichologist · tattoo artist · tattooist · tattooer · body piercer · henna tattoo artist · hair replacement technician

Wages (per hour)

Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.