Groom wigs or hairpieces.

Groom wigs or hairpieces. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 2 occupations and seen in 5 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Groom or style hair. in Handling and Moving Objects .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 5 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.5 · no direct exposure
• Shampoo, rinse, condition, and dry hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Comb, brush, and spray hair or wigs to set style. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Wash and reset wigs. · Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure
• Attach wigs or hairpieces to model heads and dress wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs. · Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · importance 2.8 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
• Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-groom-wigs-or-hairpieces,
  title  = {Groom wigs or hairpieces.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/groom-wigs-or-hairpieces}
}