Performance hairdresser jobs in Finland
Performance hairdressers assist and support artists before, during and after the performance to ensure the hairdressing is in line with the artistic vision of the stage director and the artistic team. They maintain, check and repair wigs and assist with quick changes.
Performance hairdresser – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 13.80 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 10.56 €/h |
| Top tenth | 17.59 €/h |
| Employees | 2,502 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 13.93 €/h | 2,103 |
| Men | 12.16 €/h | 399 |
Performance hairdresser - Which skills are essential?
Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
Interpret an artist's explanation or demonstration of their artistic concepts, inceptions and processes and strive to share their vision.
Observe the show, anticipate and react to possible technical problems, ensuring optimal artistic quality.
Maintain and repair damaged wigs for use in stage performances.
Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.
Correct settings or positions for your working instruments and adjust them before starting operations.
Quickly make changes to a performer's hairstyle during a performance.
Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.
Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.
Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.
Apply various techniques that can be used in the process of cutting a person's hair, such as layering, slicing and face framing. Give artists haircuts and shaves for stage performances.
Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice and through contact with peers and stakeholders.
Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.
Human hair, its composition and interaction with various chemicals, environment factors and health issues.
Performance hairdresser - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.
Apply dyes to wigs to obtain the desired colour.
Organise, maintain and repair wigs and hairpieces.
Take steps to prevent fire in a performance environment. Make sure the space complies with fire safety rules, with sprinklers and fire extinguishers installed where necessary. Make sure staff are aware of fire prevention measures.
Recommend technical solutions, including systems, to the client within the framework of a project.
Design and maintain wigs and hairpieces.
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
Sketch make-up designs to develop the concept and share with others.
Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.
Decide on what materials and techniques to use for performance wigs, and document the decision.
Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution for performance and art facility purposes under supervision.
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
Documenting your own work practice for different purposes like assessment, time management, job application etc.
Develop and apply special make-up including effects.