Stylist assistant vs assistant

The differences between stylist assistants and assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a stylist assistant and an assistant. Additionally, an assistant has an average salary of $37,363, which is higher than the $36,793 average annual salary of a stylist assistant.

The top three skills for a stylist assistant include customer service, appointment scheduling and photo shoots. The most important skills for an assistant are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Stylist assistant vs assistant overview

	Stylist Assistant	Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,793	$37,363
Hourly rate	$17.69	$17.96
Growth rate	11%	-8%
Number of jobs	11,808	557,900
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	40	50
Years of experience	2	2

Stylist assistant vs assistant salary

Stylist assistants and assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stylist Assistant	Assistant
Average salary	$36,793	$37,363
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	Between $16,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Latham & Watkins
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between stylist assistant and assistant education

There are a few differences between a stylist assistant and an assistant in terms of educational background:

	Stylist Assistant	Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Stylist assistant vs assistant demographics

Here are the differences between stylist assistants' and assistants' demographics:

	Stylist Assistant	Assistant
Average age	40	50
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	6%

Differences between stylist assistant and assistant duties and responsibilities

Stylist assistant example responsibilities.

Manage beautiful hairstyles with the use of flat irons, curling irons, blow dryers, and other hair products.
Use and understand cosmetology terminology.
Perform cosmetology procedures for customers on a daily basis.
Provide hairstylist services/professional makeup/manicures/pedicures and modeling.
Attend Redken ombre color class with Justin Issac.

Assistant example responsibilities.

Manage circulations, including educational textbooks and DVDS, video technology and supplies.
Manage branches providing information technology support, logistics, training and operational support.
Manage company's twitter account and communicate with multiple physical therapy providers around the country
Optimize productivity in prioritizing and managing special projects, PowerPoint presentations for classes, and proctore exams for undergraduate classes.
Assist in jewelry design and assembly, manage company Facebook page, participate in wholesale buying, and manage retail inventory
Manage and update company Facebook page with daily updates, finding/sharing relevant and interesting information, and encouraging fan engagement.

Stylist assistant vs assistant skills

Common stylist assistant skills

Customer Service, 25%
Appointment Scheduling, 14%
Photo Shoots, 12%
Salon Services, 9%
Front Desk, 9%
Cosmetology, 5%

Common assistant skills

Patients, 27%
Customer Service, 13%
Patient Care, 8%
CPR, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 3%