Hairdresser, facing AI.
Advising, cutting and adjusting: this occupation also depends on skilled hands.
Its place among occupations
1,240 of 1,584
From most to least exposed to software AI.
Most exposed1,584
Least exposed
This ranking compares tasks in occupation profiles. It does not predict job losses or describe your actual role.
The assessment
Explore possible uses of software AI, physical tasks and the role of human judgement. The index covers software AI only.
Software AI
Appointments, stock and commercial information can benefit from tools. They do not describe cutting or styling performed in the salon.
Physical tasks
Tasks performed in a real place involve physical constraints. This task group does not prove that a robot can carry them out.
Human judgement and relationships
Advice and adaptation to the person connect technique with a concrete expectation that may be hard to express.
These groups help you explore the occupation's tasks. They do not prove that a tool can perform them: working conditions, equipment and responsibilities also matter.
What will still make a difference
Beyond the index, these practical situations can help you reflect on what you bring to work and the skills you want to develop.
In the work itself
Understand the request
Clarify what the client wants while considering habits, hair type and condition.
Adapt the technique
Adjust cutting and styling to the result observed during the appointment.
Organise the salon
Anticipate appointments, available products and the time each service requires.
In how you do it
Keep a critical eye
A reference image does not always show what is achievable with someone’s hair. Explaining options helps prevent misleading expectations.
Connect the tool to context
In your role, notice when you need to understand the request. A useful response depends on available information and what you need to verify.
Tasks in detail
A preview of the occupation’s tasks, arranged in the three groups above. Expand the full list to see everything.
Software AI
Proposer des styles de coiffure en fonction des événements et des tendances
Gérer les agendas et planifier des rendez-vous
Physical tasks
Adapter les techniques de coupe aux types et conditions des cheveux
The robotics potential of these tasks has not been assessed. Their inclusion here does not mean a robot can perform them.
Human judgement and relationships
Procéder à la mise en forme, au coiffage, à la fixation des cheveux (bouclage, brushing, ...)
Préparer et appliquer des produits colorants, décolorants (mèches, ...)
Réaliser des prestations de coiffure
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Start with your reality
Your own situations, compared with the occupation’s assessment.
Identify what sets you apart
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Test it in the real world
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A few days later
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