Hair designer vs colorist

The differences between hair designers and colorists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hair designer and a colorist. Additionally, a hair designer has an average salary of $37,277, which is higher than the $34,792 average annual salary of a colorist.

The top three skills for a hair designer include customer service, front desk and appointment scheduling. The most important skills for a colorist are color correction, davinci resolve, and color theory.

Hair designer vs colorist overview

	Hair Designer	Colorist
Yearly salary	$37,277	$34,792
Hourly rate	$17.92	$16.73
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	86,536	42,160
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Hair designer vs colorist salary

Hair designers and colorists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hair Designer	Colorist
Average salary	$37,277	$34,792
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $54,000	Between $22,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Adobe
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between hair designer and colorist education

There are a few differences between a hair designer and a colorist in terms of educational background:

	Hair Designer	Colorist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 25%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Cosmetology
Most common college	-	-

Hair designer vs colorist demographics

Here are the differences between hair designers' and colorists' demographics:

	Hair Designer	Colorist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 10.5% Female, 89.5%	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 8.2% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between hair designer and colorist duties and responsibilities

Hair designer example responsibilities.

Manage beautiful hairstyles with the use of flat irons, curling irons, blow dryers, and other hair products.
Care for wigs and hairpieces and in some cases sell them.
Attach prosthetics to performers and apply makeup to create special features.
Aid with the build, application, and removal of prosthetics.
Develop diverse cosmetology skills and expertise through education
Provide hairstylist services/professional makeup/manicures/pedicures and modeling.

Colorist example responsibilities.

Manage cleaning up activities after hair care appointments by ensuring appropriate cleanliness and sterilization of cutting and trimming equipment.
Screened/Evaluat and HD DI color correct feature films, utilizing Autodesk Lustre for restoration.
Remastered archival feature footage to HD.
Perform DI on major feature films, commercial and special projects.
Navigate project through continually changing workflows VFX revisions and delivery specs.
Provide hairstylist services/professional makeup/manicures/pedicures and modeling.

Hair designer vs colorist skills

Common hair designer skills

Customer Service, 16%
Front Desk, 16%
Appointment Scheduling, 15%
Cosmetology, 11%
Product Sales, 10%
Retail Sales, 7%

Common colorist skills

Color Correction, 13%
Davinci Resolve, 11%
Color Theory, 9%
Front Desk, 9%
Color Standards, 7%
Adobe Photoshop, 5%