MehnaTi

Manicurists and Pedicurists

Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

Sample of reported job titles:
Manicurist, Nail Technician, Pedicurist

Occupation-Specific Information

Tasks

  • Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
  • Schedule client appointments and accept payments.
  • Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs.
  • Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards.
  • Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.

Technology Skills

  • Calendar and scheduling software:Appointment Search
    ,    AppointmentQuest Online Appointment Scheduler
    ,    DaySmart Software Appointment-Plus
  • Customer relationship management CRM software:Customer information databases
  • Data base user interface and query software:Aknaf ADVANTAGE Salon Software and Spa Software
    ,    DaySmart Software Salon Iris
  • Office suite software:Microsoft Office
  • Spreadsheet software:Microsoft Excel

Occupational Requirements

Work Activities

  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public:Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Administer therapeutic massages.
  • Assess skin or hair conditions.
  • Clean tools or equipment.
  • Maintain client information or service records.
  • Maintain supply or equipment inventories.

Work Context

  • Exposed to Contaminants:86% responded"Every day"
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled:75% responded"Every day"
  • Contact With Others:68% responded"Constant contact with others"
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls:66% responded"Continually or almost continually"
  • Physical Proximity:63% responded"Very close (near touching)"

Worker Requirements

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service:Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Education

How much education does a new hire need to perform a job in this occupation? Respondents said:
  • 15%
    Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

Worker Characteristics

Abilities

  • Near Vision:The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness:The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
  • Finger Dexterity:The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
  • Manual Dexterity:The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
  • Oral Expression:The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Interests

  • Realistic:Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
  • Enterprising:Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Social:Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Work Values

  • Relationships:Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
  • Support:Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
  • Independence:Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Work Styles

  • Adaptability/Flexibility:Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
  • Attention to Detail:Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
  • Self-Control:Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
  • Stress Tolerance:Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
  • Independence:Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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