HAIRSTYLIST 2
Career Family: HAIRSTYLIST
Because Hairstylist 2 is non-competitive, hiring leans on your background rather than a test score: meet the requirements and apply to the agency directly.
It is the top of the Hairstylist ladder, a grade above Hairstylist 1. Candidates need 1 year of relevant experience and a valid NJ driver's license. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $50,990 to $73,902.
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Hairstylist 2 is a common title, so it is used in both State and local service. The local side is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, which set their own pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule.
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Pay ladder: Hairstylist series
- Hairstylist 1 — $44,260 – $63,811
- Hairstylist 2 — $50,990 – $73,902 (this title)
Its top salary lands around the 16th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of a supervisory official in a hospital or institution, supervises and performs cosmetology-hairstyling services for patients, residents and/or inmates in the shop, parlor, or in the wards and cottages; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Has charge of cosmetology-hairstyling work in a hospital or institutional setting.
- Schedules and assigns work to subordinate hairstylists.
- Supervises and performs work involving the cutting, trimming, washing, combing and styling of hair.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Escorts individuals to and from the shop/parlor; ensures established escort procedures are observed.
- May be required to attend to those non-ambulatory individuals by giving beauty treatments as necessary.
- Organizes assigned work and develops appropriate work methods.
- Sees that chairs, clippers, combs, scissors, razors and other instruments are kept in a clean, orderly condition; oversees the sterilization of tools and equipment.
- Keeps own person neat and clean at all times.
- Oversees the ordering, storing, safeguarding and recording of supplies and equipment.
- Takes periodic inventory of supplies and equipment.
- Observes at all times the provisions of the Patients' Bill of Rights.
- May be required to assist with other ward or cottage work on occasion when not performing haircutting or related services.
- Supervises the maintenance of essential records and files.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Experience
One (1) year of experience performing cosmetology-hairstyling work.
License
Possession of a valid license as a Cosmetologist-Hairstylist, issued by the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the problems involved in the cutting and styling of hair.
- Knowledge of the proper use and maintenance of haircutting and styling tools, materials and equipment.
- Knowledge of relevant sanitation requirements and procedures.
- Knowledge of inventory control and shelf life expectancies of shop/parlor supplies, tools and equipment.
- Ability to adhere to state and facility regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to cosmetology services.
- Ability to take charge of, and cope with, difficult situations that may arise with employees and among patients, residents and/or inmates.
- Ability to oversee the requisitioning, storage, and safeguarding of supplies, instruments and equipment.
- Ability to instruct individuals in the basic care and maintenance of hair and nails.
- Ability to comprehend and carry out oral directions.
- Ability to supervise staff and evaluate their work performance.
- Ability to work harmoniously with subordinates, patients, and other staff members at the hospital or institution.
- Ability to prepare simple reports.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.