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Skincare Specialists
Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.Mostly human for now
- 02Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.Mostly human for now
- 03Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.Mostly human for now
- 04Determine which products or colors will improve clients' skin quality and appearance.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 05Keep records of client needs and preferences and the services provided.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Treat the facial skin to maintain and improve its appearance, using specialized techniques and products, such as peels and masks.Mostly human for now
- 07Examine clients' skin, using magnifying lamps or visors when necessary, to evaluate skin condition and appearance.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 08Perform simple extractions to remove blackheads.Mostly human for now
- 09Select and apply cosmetic products, such as creams, lotions, and tonics.Mostly human for now
- 10Stay abreast of latest industry trends, products, research, and treatments.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
20%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 24% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 46% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.
- Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
- Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.