JOB DESCRIPTION: A manicurist cleans and shapes fingernails and toenails using appropriate remover and swabs, scissors, files, and emery boards. Also, a manicurist softens cuticles with cosmetic preparations such as water and oil and polishes fingernails and toenails using powdered polish and buffer. Manicurists are often responsible for cleaning and maintaining their equipment, organization of their work area, and client recruitment and scheduling. Most manicurists work in beauty salons, barbershops, and department stores. Many manicurists also practice cosmetology.
