manicurist

Manicurists provide fingernail care. They clean, cut and shape the nails, remove cuticles and apply polish. Manicurists apply artificial fingernails and other decorative items on nails. They advice on nail and hand care and sell specialised products.

The most in-demand skills for this role include cosmetic manicure, cosmetic skin treatment, cosmetics, cosmetics industry, skin types, sterilise working environment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives manicurist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.