Stylist assistant vs personal stylist

The differences between stylist assistants and personal stylists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a stylist assistant, becoming a personal stylist takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a stylist assistant has an average salary of $36,793, which is higher than the $35,212 average annual salary of a personal stylist.

The top three skills for a stylist assistant include customer service, appointment scheduling and photo shoots. The most important skills for a personal stylist are customer service, product knowledge, and POS.

Stylist assistant vs personal stylist overview

	Stylist Assistant	Personal Stylist
Yearly salary	$36,793	$35,212
Hourly rate	$17.69	$16.93
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	11,808	22,408
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	40	44
Years of experience	2	4

Stylist assistant vs personal stylist salary

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

	Stylist Assistant	Personal Stylist
Average salary	$36,793	$35,212
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	Between $22,000 And $55,000
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Differences between stylist assistant and personal stylist education

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

	Stylist Assistant	Personal Stylist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Stylist assistant vs personal stylist demographics

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

	Stylist Assistant	Personal Stylist
Average age	40	44
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 21.3% Female, 78.7%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	8%

Differences between stylist assistant and personal stylist 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.

Personal stylist example responsibilities.

Manage daily operations of the gallery including budgeting, small payroll and reconciling business accounts, eliminating off-site accounting fees.
Train and develop new associates on POS systems and sales methods.
Maintain company's costumes and accessories efficiently to ensure their quality and richness
Build presentations through extensive research to help develop advertising campaigns and magazine editorials.
Develop portfolio PowerPoint presentations for interior designers and assist with bookkeeping of sales and merchandise inventory.
Schedule meetings by contacting key decision makers and analyzing customer profiles, prepare PowerPoint presentations, prepare and edit marketing materials.

Stylist assistant vs personal stylist skills

Common stylist assistant skills

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

Common personal stylist skills

Customer Service, 24%
Product Knowledge, 17%
POS, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Sales Floor, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%