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Hair and beauty, Kuti makawe me te rerehua

Hair and beauty jobs involve providing beauty and personal care services like haircuts and massages.

You might

cut and style hair
give advice on hair care
arrange appointments and collect payments
massage clients
tattoo clients
give manicures and pedicures

Career ideas
Ngā huatau aramahi,

Career idea

Beauty therapist

Kaihaumanu ātanga

Pay

$48K to $63K annually

You'll need

0 to 1 year of training

Beauty therapists provide treatments to improve the health and appearance of skin, including facial and full-body treatments, massage, waxing and laser hair removal.

Career idea

Hairdresser and barber

Kaikuti makawe

Pay

$48K to $68K annually

You'll need

0 to 3 years of training

Hairdressers cut, style and colour hair, and barbers shave and trim hair, moustaches and beards.

Career idea

Massage therapist

Kaihaumanu mirimiri

Pay

$48K to $68K annually

You'll need

0 to 3 years of training

Massage therapists provide healing massages to clients to treat health problems, relieve pain and improve relaxation.

Career idea

Model

Kaiwhakakite kākahu

Pay

$59K to $83K annually

You'll need

No specific training

Models wear and display clothing and other products to showcase brands and designers in fashion shows, magazines and commercials. They may also model for photographers and artists.

Career idea

Nail technician

Kaiwhakapaipai maikuku

Pay

$48K to $68K annually

You'll need

0 to 1 year of training

Nail technicians clean and shape clients fingernails and toenails. They also polish and decorate nails.

Career idea

Spa manager

Kaiwhakahaere kaupapa kumanu

Pay

$57K to $69K annually

You'll need

0 to 2 years of training

Spa managers run health or beauty spas. They manage staff and business operations including finances, programmes and customer service.

Career idea

Tattoo artist

Ringa kirituhi

Pay

$48K to $77K annually

You'll need

No specific training

Tattoo artists use sterilised skin-piercing equipment and ink or jewellery to decorate people’s skin.

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