Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush. Attach paper forms to tips of customers' fingers to support and shape artificial nails. Brush powder and solvent onto nails and paper forms to maintain nail appearance and to extend nails, then remove forms and shape and smooth nail edges using rotary abrasive wheel. Clean and sanitize tools and work environment. Clean customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks. Polish nails, using powdered polish and buffer. Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs. Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel. Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, and emery boards. Soften nail cuticles with water and oil, push back cuticles, using cuticle knife, and trim cuticles, using scissors or nippers. Treat nails to repair or improve strength and resilience by wrapping, or provide treatment to nail biters. Whiten underside of nails with white paste or pencil. Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors. Assess the condition of clients' hands, remove dead skin from the hands and massage them. Decorate clients' nails by piercing them or attaching ornaments or designs. Maintain supply inventories and records of client services. Promote and sell nail care products. Schedule client appointments and accept payments.

Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others. Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Finger Dexterity -- The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Arm-Hand Steadiness -- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public -- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.