A professional who specializes in dressing hair according to latest style, period, or character portrayal, following instructions of patron, make-up artist, or script. Respnsibilities include:

• Questions patron or reads instructions of make-up artist or script to determine hairdressing requirements.
• Studies facial features of patron or performing artist and arranges, shapes, and trims hair to achieve desired effect, using fingers, combs, barber scissors, hair-waving solutions, hairpins, and other accessories.
• Dyes, tints, bleaches, or curls or waves hair as required.
• May create new style especially for patron.
• May clean and style wigs.
• May style hairpieces and be designated Hairpiece Stylist (fabrication, nec).