Hair and makeup price

Sleepy wrote: »

Read the post you quoted, I didn't say unskilled. I said low-skilled. It's a 9 month FETAC level 5 qualification, hardly a "high skilled" profession.

Frankly, if someone's doing it 10 years and hasn't mastered it, they're either simply not cut out for it as a profession or has learning difficulties.

€50 an hour for that level of qualification is a Celtic tiger rate. The tiger's dead and people need to realise that and price their services accordingly. With so many people out of work and such a low barrier of entry to the profession, rates like that will attract new entrants and as supply increases, prices will fall. Economics 101.

If you, or your partner, happen to be a hairdresser, I'm sorry if I'm the one to break the news to you but it's something you need to be aware of. People can't, and won't, continue to pay ludicrous money for low-skilled services.

Some experienced and currently employed hairdresser would have spent four years as a low paid apprentice learning their trade. Not all hairdressers go down the 9 month fetac route! Also some pay thousands to train in college same as any other trade person. Some charge crazy money yes thats true, but hairdressing is certainly not "low skilled"

Where in my post did i say you said unskilled?

While I don't earn nearly the level of 50 Euro an hour and I'd consider myself a "skilled" worked, I wouldn't compare my profession to hairdressing.
I work regular work hours and have guaranteed pay at the end of the month for the somewhat guaranteed number of hours I work. Hairdressing, or similar trades, especially when free-lancing don't have the luxury of a regular income and therefore I can understand how they'd charge a relatively higher per-hour rate. They may have just a few bookings a week on which to make their living. If they're good enough and their services are in demand, then they can charge that rate and get that rate. Naturally if you get someone who's not quite that talented then they won't last in the profession, but that's not unlike any other job really.

Some of the prices quoted really are extremely bloated and on those I'd agree, it's only a reflection of the Celtic tiger days. However, I wouldn't broadly state that about all make-up artists or hairdressers.