How to hire a skin care specialist

How to hire a skin care specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step skin care specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a skin care specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new skin care specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the skin care specialist you need to hire. Certain skin care specialist roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect skin care specialist also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of skin care specialist salaries for various roles:

   Type of Skin Care Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Skin Care Specialist	Skincare specialists cleanse and beautify the face and body to enhance a person’s appearance.	$10-26
   Esthetician	An esthetician is responsible for providing skincare solutions such as facial treatments, hair removal procedures, and makeup services. Estheticians must be highly-knowledgeable on various skin conditions to perform effective treatments and recommend maintenance skincare routines... Show more	$13-28
   Medical Esthetician	A medical esthetician specializes in skincare and works mostly within the field of dermatology. They are required to offer a number of services, including recommending procedures, providing consultations, diagnosing skin conditions, providing treatments, and reducing aging effects... Show more	$12-29

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Product Knowledge
   • Booking
   • Customer Relationships
   • Retail Sales
   • Store Events
   • Skin Care Products
   • Customer Service
   • Laser Hair Removal
   • Laser Treatments
   • Skin Analysis
   • Make-Up Application
   • Front Desk
   • Product Line
   • Scheduling Appointments

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   Responsibilities:

   • Work with computerize appointment booking and confirmation calls.
   • Develop and facilitate educational and mental health focuse groups for medical patients.
   • Confirm and schedule future appointments using a booking system.
   • Reduce unwant dark hair as well as photo damage with IPL.
   • enter candidates properly into the computer -rate candidates on the cleanliness and properness of procedures
   • Offer lash application, warm stone massage, and brow and eyelash tinting services.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the skin care specialist job description is a good way to get more applicants. A skin care specialist salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a skin care specialist in Arkansas may be lower than in Washington, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level skin care specialist. Additionally, a skin care specialist with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average skin care specialist salary

   $35,472yearly

   $17.05 hourly rate

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   Entry-level skin care specialist salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 13, 2025

   Average skin care specialist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$56,843	$27
   2	Nevada	$44,877	$22
   3	Connecticut	$44,366	$21
   4	North Carolina	$43,221	$21
   5	Illinois	$41,649	$20
   6	Arizona	$40,538	$19
   7	California	$39,524	$19
   8	Wisconsin	$39,279	$19
   9	Massachusetts	$39,140	$19
   10	Virginia	$38,702	$19
   11	New Jersey	$37,882	$18
   12	Oregon	$37,820	$18
   13	Iowa	$37,633	$18
   14	Minnesota	$35,637	$17
   15	Ohio	$35,055	$17
   16	Pennsylvania	$33,826	$16
   17	New York	$33,782	$16
   18	Texas	$32,317	$16
   19	Oklahoma	$31,384	$15
   20	Florida	$30,445	$15

   Average skin care specialist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Ohio's Hospice	$57,624	$27.70	7
   2	Virginia Eye Institute	$55,786	$26.82
   3	Medical City Arlington	$53,955	$25.94
   4	Ohio's Hospice of Dayton	$47,755	$22.96	12
   5	Sharp HealthCare	$46,134	$22.18	4
   6	Best Friends Animal Society	$43,087	$20.71	4
   7	Massage Envy	$42,740	$20.55	300
   8	European Wax Center	$40,726	$19.58	108
   9	UC Health	$39,307	$18.90	14
   10	EQUITAS HEALTH	$38,391	$18.46	4
   11	Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa	$38,234	$18.38	138
   12	Clinical Management Consultants	$38,143	$18.34
   13	Health First	$37,853	$18.20	8
   14	California Skin Institute	$37,652	$18.10
   15	Professional Services Group	$36,762	$17.67	2
   16	Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth	$36,590	$17.59
   17	Debbie's Staffing	$35,336	$16.99
   18	Kelly Services	$35,266	$16.95	1
   19	RION	$35,168	$16.91
   20	Randstad North America, Inc.	$34,130	$16.41

4. Writing a skin care specialist job description

   A good skin care specialist job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a skin care specialist job description:

   Skin care specialist job description example

   MAIN FUNCTION:
   
   The Pioneer Valley Memory Care Initiative (PVMCI) is a social model of supportive care composed of a coalition of providers from Cooley Dickinson Health Care (CDHC), Cooley Dickinson Medical Group, Valley Medical Group, CDHC VNA & Hospice, Neighborhood Organizations, Alzheimer's Association and other health care & community providers created to provide social support, education and training to those individuals living with memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers (dyad).
   
   The Memory Care Specialist (MCS) is a core member of the PVMCI team composed of a Program manager, Geriatrician and Geriatric nurse. You will work collaboratively as part of the PVMCI interdisciplinary care team to deliver innovative, community oriented supportive care. You are the primary contact person to those enrolled in PVMCI, responsible for addressing the needs of individuals living with memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease and their family caregiver-the dyad, enabling them to age successfully in the community setting.
   
   This is a grant funded position allowing the candidate to participate in program growth and expansion.
   
   This position reports to the Program Manager and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
   
   MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
   
   * Bachelor's Degree required; license or certification in specialty field (RN, PT, OT) with demonstrated experience and skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities strongly preferred
   * Minimum of two years of relevant experience in working with older adults, preferably those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, people with disabilities, and other complex medical needs in a health care, long-term care, social service or community setting required
   * Proficient and effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities.
   * Ability to work effectively in an organized fashion in a fast-paced, team-based environment and complete tasks and documentation within specified time frame.
   * Computer proficiency and use of Outlook, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows and other web-based programs.
   * Knowledge of community resources and services and ability to negotiate securing such services to address needs of dyads required
   * Highly self-motivated, creative and passionate about working with older adults and people living with memory loss, dementia and their family caregivers.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right skin care specialist for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with skin care specialists they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit skin care specialists who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your skin care specialist job on Zippia to find and recruit skin care specialist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting skin care specialists requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new skin care specialist

   Once you've decided on a perfect skin care specialist candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new skin care specialist first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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