Stylist assistant vs braider

The differences between stylist assistants and braiders 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 braider. Additionally, a stylist assistant has an average salary of $36,793, which is higher than the $35,669 average annual salary of a braider.

The top three skills for a stylist assistant include customer service, appointment scheduling and photo shoots. The most important skills for a braider are customer service, braiders, and RAN.

Stylist assistant vs braider overview

	Stylist Assistant	Braider
Yearly salary	$36,793	$35,669
Hourly rate	$17.69	$17.15
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	11,808	34,696
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Stylist assistant vs braider salary

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

	Stylist Assistant	Braider
Average salary	$36,793	$35,669
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	Between $24,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between stylist assistant and braider education

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

	Stylist Assistant	Braider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Cosmetology
Most common college	-	-

Stylist assistant vs braider demographics

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

	Stylist Assistant	Braider
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%
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, 15.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between stylist assistant and braider 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.

Braider example responsibilities.

Run braiding machine and run splicing equipment for production.
Operate and maintain wire braiders, successfully complete all wire orders by time request.
Provide one-on-one personal makeup artistry for clients.
Attend Redken color placement and updo class with Kris Sorbie.

Stylist assistant vs braider skills

Common stylist assistant skills

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

Common braider skills

Customer Service, 65%
Braiders, 10%
RAN, 9%
Client Appointments, 6%
Scheduling Appointments, 5%
Appointment Calendar, 5%