Image, Social, and Other Personal Consultants
(NOC 6561)
in All Sales and ServiceImage, social and other personal consultants advise clients on their personal appearance, speaking style, manners, or other behaviours to improve personal or business images. They work for beauty salons, fashion boutiques, modelling schools, image consulting companies, weight loss centres, or they may be self-employed.
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Hourly Pay
N/A
MinimumN/A
MedianN/A
MaximumAnnual Pay
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Minimum$16,051
MedianN/A
MaximumCompared to: All Sales and Service
Hourly Pay
$12.95
Minimum$15.00
Median$25.60
MaximumAnnual Pay
$2,949
Minimum$16,629
Median$45,086
MaximumAbout the job
Nature of work
Image, social and other personal consultants advise clients on their personal appearance, speaking style, manners, or other behaviours to improve personal or business images. They work for beauty salons, fashion boutiques, modelling schools, image consulting companies, weight loss centres, or they may be self-employed.
Job duties
Image consultants:
- Advise clients on hair colour, hairstyles, make-up, clothing, and accessories.
- May advise on posture, general appearance, and manners, and provide courses and seminars on business and social etiquette.
Make-up consultants:
- Advise clients on type, colour, and application of make-up.
- Colour consultants:
- Advise clients on choice of colours for clothing that will complement their appearance.
Wedding consultants:
- Advise clients on the selection of wedding gowns, floral arrangements, banquet facilities, wedding invitations, and other items related to weddings.
Weight loss consultants:
- Administer commercial weight-loss programs, advise clients on diet and exercise, and provide related support services.
Sample job titles
- fashion consultant
- image consultant
- professional image consultant
- public image consultant
- public speaking consultant
- wardrobe consultant
- wedding consultant
- weight loss adviser
Skills
- You must have good manual dexterity, imagination, and creativity. Good communication, organization, and interpersonal skills are definite assets. You should be tactful, patient, and able to follow directions closely. You must be in good health. Business skills are a definite asset.
Job requirements
- High school is usually required.
- Specialized training courses are available for colour consultants, make-up and skin care consultants, weight loss consultants and most other jobs in this group.
Other considerations
- Experience and expertise in fashion, art, modelling or related fields is usually required.
By the numbers
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employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Compared to: All Sales and Service
employed in 2016
employed full-time
self employed
median age
Where will I likely work?
Halifax
N/ANorth Shore
N/ACape Breton
N/AAnnapolis Valley
N/ACompared to: All NS Occupations
Halifax
North Shore
Annapolis Valley
Cape Breton
Southern
Top Industries of Employment
Other services (except public administration)
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Professional, scientific and technical services
What is the age of Employment?
15-24
55-64
25-34
35-44
45-54
Compared to: All Sales and Service
15-24
45-54
25-34
55-64
35-44
Top levels of education
High school
N/ACollege Diploma
N/ABachelor
N/ACompared to: All Sales and Service
High school
$15,705 median annual incomeLess than high school
$9,866 median annual incomeCollege Diploma
$20,644 median annual incomeBachelor
$21,262 median annual incomeTrade Certification
$21,234 median annual incomeEducation & training
Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist
College or Trades ProgramThese programs prepare students to cleanse, depilate, massage, and beautify the human body and to function as licensed estheticians and skin care specialists. They include courses in skin anatomy, physiology, and health, principles of nutrition, decontamination and infection control, health and safety, facial and body massage, body wrapping and spa treatments, temporary hair removal including waxing and tweezing, colour and skin analysis, client consultation and care, applicable laws and regulations, business practices, and sometimes related alternative healing regimens.
Institutions providing this program
Halifax, NS
North Sydney, NS
Various, NS
High School Diploma or Equivalent
High School ProgramAdults without a high school diploma can contact the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (NSSAL) for tuition-free programming across the province. NSSAL oversees adult education programs in Nova Scotia. NSSAL partners with the Nova Scotia Community College, Adult High Schools, Université Sainte-Anne, and community-based learning organizations to deliver programs. NSSAL offers clear, accessible pathways from adult basic education to a high school credential or GED.
Institutions providing this program
Various, NS
Various, NS
Various, NS
Makeup Artist
College or Trades ProgramThese programs prepare students to professionally apply cosmetic makeup preparations and do makeovers including hairdressing, wig work, masking, temporary prosthesis applications, cosmetic applications, and related costuming for leisure or for professional stage, camera, clinical, or security purposes. They include courses in period and contemporary hairstyling and costuming, wig work and hairpiece application, synthetic hair and masks, cosmetic preparations and treatments, makeup artistry, attachment, removal, and camouflaging of prostheses, health and safety, client consultation and care, preproduction and postproduction operations, set and crew conduct and relations, script, instruction, and prescription interpretation, labour relations, and business practices.
Institutions providing this program
Halifax, NS
Halifax, NS
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