Salon assistant vs beautician

The differences between salon assistants and beauticians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a salon assistant and a beautician. Additionally, a beautician has an average salary of $36,831, which is higher than the $26,083 average annual salary of a salon assistant.

The top three skills for a salon assistant include PET, cleanliness and customer service. The most important skills for a beautician are cosmetology, skin care, and beauty services.

Salon assistant vs beautician overview

	Salon Assistant	Beautician
Yearly salary	$26,083	$36,831
Hourly rate	$12.54	$17.71
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	23,585	42,691
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Salon assistant vs beautician salary

Salon assistants and beauticians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Salon Assistant	Beautician
Average salary	$26,083	$36,831
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Chaska, MN
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between salon assistant and beautician education

There are a few differences between a salon assistant and a beautician in terms of educational background:

	Salon Assistant	Beautician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Cosmetology
Most common college	-	-

Salon assistant vs beautician demographics

Here are the differences between salon assistants' and beauticians' demographics:

	Salon Assistant	Beautician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 12.6% Female, 87.4%	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 9.0% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between salon assistant and beautician duties and responsibilities

Salon assistant example responsibilities.

Maintain salon appearance ensuring cleanliness, organization and manage inventory of salon products.
Color, bleach, perm and relax hair.
Assist in blow drying clients hair by holding hair dryers and brushes in place.
Maintain and style wigs and hair pieces for the production shows through grooming techniques.
Assist clients with consultations on products, braids, lock maintenance and other desire styles.
Assist in blow drying and styling activities by holding dryers and brushes and clips in place.

Beautician example responsibilities.

Manage beautiful hairstyles with the use of flat irons, curling irons, blow dryers, and other hair products.
Perform makeup artist techniques that include wardrobe suggestions for magazine and local newspaper editorials.
Make up applications, formal styling's, cut, and color with Redken product's.

Salon assistant vs beautician skills

Common salon assistant skills

PET, 22%
Cleanliness, 16%
Customer Service, 15%
Appointment Scheduling, 10%
Front Desk, 7%
Makeup, 3%

Common beautician skills

Cosmetology, 51%
Skin Care, 17%
Beauty Services, 4%
Beauty Shop, 4%
Client Appointments, 4%
Customer Service, 3%