How Does a Professional Nail Technician Spend a Workday?
Holding Hands and Rubbing Feet Professional nail technicians spend their workday doing manicures and pedicures. After months of education and training, nail technicians spend most of their time at work making fingernails and toenails look great. To do this, the technician thoroughly washes the hands or feet and uses moisturizers to soften the skin. The cuticles are cut and trimmed. The nails are smoothed with a drill. Acrylic or gel nails are applied if that is the desire of the client. They are trimmed and filed to the desired length, and then polish is applied. Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork Professional nail technicians spend part of their workday doing paperwork. In most nail salons, the individual technicians are responsible for their own paperwork. They keep track of their clients, appointments and the work that they do, such as number of pedicures, manicures and the application of artificial nails. The Art of the Schmooze Professional nail technicians also spend their workday s
