A Beauty Therapist is a professionally trained individual who specializes in beauty treatments of both the face and body. A Beauty Therapist performs various duties such as providing skin care, applying makeup, removal of unwanted hair and manicure and pedicure services. The Beauty Therapist needs to be knowledgeable on health safety and hygiene, beauty products, and a range of beauty therapies.

An Assistant Beauty Therapist needs to be aware of the basics of beauty therapy, health and hygiene, safety and needs to be knowledgeable about various beauty products. Assistant Beauty Therapist is expected to perform basic depilation; manicure, pedicure and basic face care services and also assist the Beauty Therapist in providing advanced services. The person also assists in salon ambience maintenance and does various other odd jobs in the salon including sell salon retail products after obtaining knowledge on them.

A manicurist and pedicurist cleans, shapes, and polishes customers fingernails and toenails. A Pedicurist and Manicurist needs to be aware of the pedicure and manicure services, health and safety, hygiene and needs to be knowledgeable about various beauty products.