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Nail technicians repair, paint and decorate clients' nails.
You could work: evenings / weekends; flexibly
In your day-to-day work you may:
You could work in a salon, at a health spa, on a cruise ship, from home or at a client's home.
You can get into this job through:
Courses relevant to this role include:
You'll usually need:
You could do a nail services technician intermediate apprenticeship.
This typically takes 12 months to complete as a mix of learning in the workplace and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
If you can show a real interest in nail art, you may be able to get a job as a trainee with a nail salon or beauty spa and learn on the job.
You'll need to:
Working part-time in a nail bar or beauty salon will help you learn about different treatments and help you to develop your customer service and salon skills.
If you're thinking about being self-employed it's useful to find out what sort of business skills you'll need. Nail technicians often work freelance in places like people's homes or leisure facilities like gyms, hotels and spas.
You can find out more about how to become a nail technician from the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority.
With experience, you could manage a salon or start your own business.
You could work with photographers, fashion designers or TV companies, preparing nails for photo shoots or fashion shows.
You could take further training to learn other beauty techniques or to teach nail art. You could move into product sales, selling nail equipment and materials to salons and nail bars.