A salon apprentice receives on-the-job training under supervision, performing basic customer services and routine maintenance work while observing senior stylists. They may have completed education and hold a license. Internships can be found at independently owned and chain salons, and can improve job prospects in the personal grooming industry.
A salon apprentice is someone who is new to the cosmetology industry and works under supervision in a salon to receive first-hand on-the-job training. Depending on the jurisdiction in which a person works, they may already have completed the necessary education to become a cosmetologist or beautician and may also have to have a license to practice. During training, the salon apprentice can perform basic customer services and routine maintenance work around the salon while observing a senior stylist at work. After completing an internship, the worker may have better job prospects in the personal grooming industry because they now have real-world professional training.
In many areas, a person must have a license before performing personal grooming services such as cutting hair, giving manicures or performing facials. Typically, those wishing to obtain a license must complete an approved course at a beauty school. Beauty school education typically consists of classroom coursework plus hands-on practice working with peers and finally the general public in a beauty school clinic. It can still be difficult, however, to find a job immediately after graduation without having an established work history. For this reason, some recent graduates choose to become salon apprentices to improve their skills and develop a better understanding of their industry.
Internships can be found at independently owned and chain salons. Each salon or salon network will have its own learning programs. In the best programs, a salon apprentice not only multitasks in the salon and observes other tips, but also has the opportunity to work with an established program that gives him the opportunity to work in many different areas of cosmetology. If the apprentice sees that he is interested in a subspecialty of cosmetology, he may be given the opportunity to work further in that particular area.
Some chain salons require new stylists to serve as apprentices, otherwise they don’t have a significant work history. In these programs, the salon apprentice not only performs services for clients, such as shampooing and drying, but can also be trained in the chain’s own procedures and protocols. For example, interns may need to learn to work with the specific product brands used by the chain while also working to develop their professional skills. Supervising stylists can observe the apprentice and help the salon hiring manager decide whether this person has the potential to work as a regular stylist at the salon or within the chain.
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