Nail Tech Career and salary scale in UAE, 2023

A nail technician is a beauty professional who provides various nail services to clients. They’re responsible for helping clients maintain their fingernails and toenails by painting, shaping, and grooming them. Sometimes nail technicians are also known to be manicurists in the same areas. Deliver high-quality manicures, pedicures, and other nail treatments. Apply nail polish, acrylics, and art to clients’ nails. Listen to your client’s wishes and make recommendations to help them reach their nail goals. Keep all of your equipment sanitized and in proper working order.

How to be a nail technician
To be a nail tech many say at least you need to have a high school degree, but in the work field it’s not like the same scenario. To be a nail tech you don’t need any cosmetology background, but you do need a passion, desire to learn and to serve the clients in a happy mood, and always to look like you got the first client after waiting for long hours even though you have the clients every hour. But, to be a nail tech you need to take training classes from a reputed training institute or college, it varies on the country’s system. Whereas in the US you need to have a high school, and you need to get enroll in a state-owned institute to get the nail technician license and certificate whereas in South Asia there is no such course as the Nail Tech industry is just getting birth in these countries. So there are normally private or individual-owned training institutes and they have their own course. And, there is no government acts to control these institutes like a normal schooling system. No one knows whether the trainer is certified or not, and no one knows whether the training course offered by the institute is accredited to another country’s course or not! Though this is a fact you have the aim to be a nail tech then you should cross-check the course that the institute is giving, and you should be able to know heather the course is up-to-date or not. More importantly, why you are trying to take the course is the question! It’s just for hobbies or to be a professional nail technician if it’s a professional nail technician is your answer then you should know whether the course offered is worth it to get you a job in the international market or not.

How to be a good nail technician
To be a good nail technician you should always have the passion to learn new tricks and designs as the beauty world is vast and every day new designs and trends are coming over, so you should be up-to-date so that you can give 100% service to your customers. And you should be always in a fresh mood to serve your customers, and they should feel that you are always grateful to service them.

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Nail technician Job demand in Dubai, UAE, and around the world
The nail technician job is a new job in the job market, and it’s trending right now in market it’s estimated to be growing by 33% from 2021 to 2031 according to the U.S. Bureau of labor static. Like as, Waheed Abbas writes in Khaleej Times on 12th Jan 2023 that the job demand is likely going to increase by 200% in Dubai for the coming 5 years. And on this job salon job is the hot cake and Nail tech are always in high demand in the salon and beauty industry.

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Nail Technician salary scale in Dubai, UAE, and around the world.
The nail technician salary scale varies according to the skills and experience of the nail technician, but the average salary scale can be estimated to be around 4000 AED.

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More about the nail technician’s daily work life: Nail technicians provide nail services to customers at salons, spas, and Wellness, while some technicians operate their own businesses and some work as a freelancer on their own visas in Dubai. Nail techs clean, file, trim, polish, and repair fingernails and toenails. They discuss treatments with clients, such as applying artificial nails or moisturizing hands and feet, and sell additional services and products.

Manicures and pedicures are one of the few luxuries some women can’t live without in the GCC. Like as, it’s no wonder, then, that the U.S. market for nail services saw revenues of about $8.4 billion in 2018, according to statistics company Statista. Same to the US market, the GCC market is also firing up and the main consumer is Dubai in the nail industry. So as the job market for nail tech is exploding in Dubai and now the shortage of nail technicians is on the horizon.

At nail salons, Spa, and Wellness, cleanliness and sanitization is very important. Nail techs, also referred to as manicurists and pedicurists, clean and disinfect their tools and work area after every appointment. “You should be health conscious, keep your station clean and your instruments sanitized, dress appropriately, be polite and willing to learn, learn, learn,” advises Manji trainer in internal brand Victoria Vynn, a nail technician for more than 10 years, former educator for Gelish and OPI in Dubai, UAE.

To encourage repeat customer visits, manicurists and pedicurists must also have excellent customer service skills and listen to the client’s needs – including personal problems and juicy gossip – so being a “people person” is a must. This can also generate more tips from costumer and nail product sales to your regular customers and generate Nail Tech commission from sales.