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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Hairstylists

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · O*NET 39-5012.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

9 of 10tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

25 matched to the tools hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists use. Showing 24.

  • Let your clients book appointments, classes, or packages, fill out intake forms, add appointments to their calendar, receive confirmation and reminder notifications, and reschedule, cancel, and pay for appointments automatically—zero hula dancing, email ping-pong, or phone tag re

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Youtube MCP or direct API to upload videos, fetch channel analytics, manage playlists, and moderate comments through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Easy online appointment scheduling software. Save time by having clients book appointments, complete custom intake forms, and pay in advance 24/7 anywhere in the world.

    Acuity Scheduling

  • Calendbook is a calendar & appointment scheduling solution that includes reminders, rescheduling, availability management, and more.Calendbook allows even free users to get paid for their precious time via stripe

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Facebook MCP or direct API to post updates, fetch messages, manage comments, and gather page analytics through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Automates meeting coordination and scheduling workflows through intelligent calendar integration and business process optimization.

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • PHP Point Of Sale is an easy to use Web Based Point Of Sale System for Retail. Helps with inventory tracking, sales tax, and managing all aspects of your retail business.

    PHP Point Of Sale

  • Make (make.com)

  • Schedule It

    MCP server

    Schedule it - A software tool which helps you schedule your resources, teams, equipment, rooms, and projects all in one place.

    Schedule It

  • Make (make.com)

  • CalendarFix

    MCP server

    CalendarFix is a appointment scheduling tool that helps you book meetings.

    CalendarFix

  • Excel

    Skill
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Final POS

    MCP server

    Final POS is a point of sale system that helps you manage your inventory and sales.

    Final POS

  • Business Finances made simple

    Intuit QuickBooks

  • Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Quickbooks

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

10 documented for this occupation. Showing 10, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Apple iOShot
  • Facebookhot
  • Intuit QuickBookshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Appointment scheduling software
  • Customer information databases
  • Sale processing software
  • YouTube

What this job involves

22 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 22.

  1. Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs.
  2. Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
  3. Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
  4. Schedule client appointments.
  5. Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
  6. Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.
  7. Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
  8. Train or supervise other hairstylists, hairdressers, and assistants.
  9. Massage and treat scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
  10. Shampoo, rinse, condition, and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
  11. Operate cash registers to receive payments from patrons.
  12. Administer therapeutic medication and advise patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
  13. Order, display, and maintain supplies.
  14. Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style.
  15. Develop new styles and techniques.
  16. Apply water or setting, straightening or waving solutions to hair, and use curlers, rollers, hot combs and curling irons to press and curl hair.
  17. Recommend and explain the use of cosmetics, lotions, and creams to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
  18. Shape eyebrows and remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis or wax.
  19. Clean, shape, and polish fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
  20. Shave, trim, and shape beards and moustaches.
  21. Give facials to patrons, using special compounds, such as lotions and creams.
  22. Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.