Wig and hairpiece maker
Code 7531.6
Wig and hairpiece makers create adapt and maintain hair prostheses for use in live performance. They work from sketches, pictures and artistic visions combined with knowledge of the human body to ensure the wearer maximum range of movement. They work in close cooperation with the designers.
Essential skills
Skills and competences
- understand artistic concepts
- create wigs
- decide on wig making process
- use personal protection equipment
- work safely with chemicals
- maintain workshop space
- maintain theatre equipment
- maintain wigs
- keep up with trends
- prepare personal work environment
- dye wigs
- work with respect for own safety
- work ergonomically
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
Transversal competences
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- meet deadlines
- manage personal professional development
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences