Stylist assistant vs beautician

The differences between stylist 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 stylist assistant and a beautician. Additionally, a beautician has an average salary of $36,831, 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 a beautician are cosmetology, skin care, and beauty services.

Stylist assistant vs beautician overview

	Stylist Assistant	Beautician
Yearly salary	$36,793	$36,831
Hourly rate	$17.69	$17.71
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	11,808	42,691
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Stylist assistant vs beautician salary

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

	Stylist Assistant	Beautician
Average salary	$36,793	$36,831
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	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 stylist assistant and beautician education

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

	Stylist Assistant	Beautician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Cosmetology
Most common college	-	-

Stylist assistant vs beautician demographics

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

	Stylist Assistant	Beautician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%
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, 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 stylist assistant and beautician 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.

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.

Stylist assistant vs beautician skills

Common stylist assistant skills

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

Common beautician skills

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