Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

Other names for Manicurists and Pedicurists: Cosmetologist, Fingernail Former, Fingernail Sculpturer, Fingernail Technician, Hair Stylist, Manicurist, Nail Technician, Pedicurist, Salon Manager, Stylist,

• Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
• Schedule client appointments and accept payments.
• Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs.
• Clean customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks.
• Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, and emery boards.
• Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
• Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors.
• Assess the condition of clients' hands, remove dead skin from the hands and massage them.
• Soften nail cuticles with water and oil, push back cuticles, using cuticle knife, and trim cuticles, using scissors or nippers.
• Brush powder and solvent onto nails and paper forms to maintain nail appearance and to extend nails, then remove forms and shape and smooth nail edges using rotary abrasive wheel.
• Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
• Treat nails to repair or improve strength and resilience by wrapping, or provide treatment to nail biters.
• Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel.
• Promote and sell nail care products.
• Attach paper forms to tips of customers' fingers to support and shape artificial nails.
• Polish nails, using powdered polish and buffer.
• Whiten underside of nails with white paste or pencil.
• Decorate clients' nails by piercing them or attaching ornaments or designs.