Tanning Consultant
Snapshot
Tanning consultants assist clients with their tanning needs. They offer advice on purchases and treatments in solariums and tanning salons.
Tanning consultants work within solariums and tanning salons, providing personalized advice and support to clients. Your day might involve assessing skin types, recommending appropriate tanning products (lotions, accelerators), explaining solarium usage procedures, and ensuring clients understand safety guidelines. You’ll be a key point of contact, building rapport and offering expert guidance to help clients achieve their tanning goals responsibly.
- • Consult with clients to understand their tanning goals and skin type.
- • Recommend suitable tanning products and solarium settings.
- • Explain safe tanning practices and potential risks.
Where this occupation is in demand
Reported labour shortages and surpluses, by year. Published for occupation groups, not for individual job titles.
Deeper colour: reported the same way in more consecutive years.
Figures cover Personal service workers — 86 jobs including this one.
In shortage: Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary and 2 more.
Longest-running shortage: Italy, 4 years.
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About this source›
Source: ELA/EURES labour shortages and surpluses. Readings are published at occupation-group level, and cover Europe. Editions differ in annex layout and country coverage, so a change between years does not always mean the labour market changed. Countries in grey were not reported, which is not the same as being in balance.
What these words mean
The four things this section reports
- Reported demand
- Whether employers report needing people in this job — a judgement published by a national or EU body, not a count.
- Where it is heading
- Which way employment in this job is expected to move over the coming years, from an official projection.
- Openings
- Roughly how many openings arise — from growth and from people leaving the job.
- Typical pay
- What people in this job typically earn where the source publishes it. Blank does not mean unpaid; it means nobody publishes it for that place.
A measure is left out when nobody publishes it for that place, rather than shown as zero.
Which way the market leans for you
- In your favour
- More openings than people looking — employers are competing for candidates.
- Balanced
- Openings and candidates are roughly matched.
- Competitive
- More people looking than openings — expect to compete.
- Mixed evidence
- Sources disagree, or the same occupation group is short in one part and oversupplied in another.
Every source resolves to one of these four, so there is a single vocabulary to learn. What differs is the evidence behind it, which is printed underneath each verdict — a measured ratio of openings to jobseekers, or an assessment published by a national body.
How this job compares with other jobs in the same country
- Strong
- Among the strongest in that country
- Good
- Stronger than most jobs in that country
- Mixed
- About typical for that country
- Weak
- Weaker than most jobs in that country
This is a rank within one country, not a score you can carry across borders — the registers behind two countries count different people, so the same number means different things in each. It is also why a job can be among the strongest in a country and still show as Competitive: it leads the field in a market that is crowded overall.
Where these come from
Every figure is published by a national statistics office, a public employment service or an EU body, and each card names its source and the period it covers. Some places are counted monthly, others assessed once or twice a year, so two places on the same map can be describing different moments — the date is always shown.
None of this predicts one person's chances. It describes a market.
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Future Outlook for tanning consultant
The outlook for tanning consultant reflects a balanced mix of automation exposure and durable, human-led work.
How are these scores calculated?
The Resilience Score (0–100) estimates how structurally protected this occupation is from automation and AI disruption, based on task-level analysis. Higher scores mean more human-judgment-intensive tasks. AI Exposure shows the estimated percentage of task hours that current AI capabilities could affect. These are model-derived structural indicators, not predictions about individual job security.
How could tanning consultant change as AI adoption grows?
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
This role is likely to change gradually, with AI supporting selected tasks rather than replacing the whole occupation.
Illustrative scenario based on task automatability — not a forecast. Values are rounded the further ahead you look.
How AI may change this role
Deterministic, model-based interpretation of current role signals — not a guarantee of replacement.
What still depends on people
- apply company policies
- advise on tanning treatments
- maintain personal hygiene standards
Where AI may become a co-pilot
- ensure sanitation
- maintain equipment
- identify customer's needs
Tasks most exposed to automation
No single task here is highly automatable yet.
Vital Signs & AI Vectors
AI Exposure Vectors
0-100%Exposure to content generation, creative augmentation, and large language model tools
Exposure to physical automation, robotics, and sensor-driven task displacement
Exposure to workflow automation, decision-support software, and process digitisation
Exposure to AI-assisted analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modelling tasks
Technical Details
NexFuture v3.0 estimates automation exposure natively from ESCO essential-skill groups, weighted by skill mass and calibrated against expert anchors. Scores are probabilistic estimates, not guarantees. See the NexFuture Methodology White Paper for full details.
Measures automation exposure. It does not measure pay, demand, or how many jobs exist near you.
What people in this role usually do
Healthcare & Human Services
A typical day as a tanning consultant
09 09:00 · Morning maintain equipment
10 10:30 · Mid-morning advise on tanning treatments
12 12:00 · Midday identify customer's needs
14 14:00 · Afternoon apply company policies
15 15:30 · Late afternoon ensure sanitation
17 17:00 · Wrap-up maintain customer service
Task order is illustrative. Individual days vary.
What you need to do this work
The skills, knowledge and tools this role calls for — and the traits and rewards that come with it.
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apply company policies
Apply the principles and rules that govern the activities and processes of an organisation.
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ensure sanitation
Keep workspaces and equipment free from dirt, infection, and disease by removing waste, trash and providing for appropriate cleaning.
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maintain personal hygiene standards
Preserve impeccable personal hygiene standards and have a tidy appearance.
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maintain equipment
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
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advise on tanning treatments
Offer advice to customers on products such as lotions, tanning techniques and protectice eyewear.
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identify customer's needs
Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.
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maintain customer service
Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.
customer service
Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.
cosmetics
The various types of substances used to enhance the appearance of the human body.
cosmetics ingredients
A variety of sources cosmetics are composed of ranging from crushed insects to rust.
- skin types
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What it typically takes to qualify: education level, where it is a regulated profession, and where to study.
Primary education
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Where does tanning consultant fit?
Similarity scores based on skill overlap from ESCO data.
Frequently asked questions
- What skills are important to succeed as a tanning consultant?
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for building client relationships. You'll also need a good understanding of skin types, tanning products, and safety protocols. Attention to detail and a commitment to providing accurate information are also essential.
- Is there a specific education or training required to become a tanning consultant?
- While formal education isn't always mandatory, many tanning salons provide in-house training on their products and equipment. A basic understanding of skincare and health & safety is beneficial. Some regions may have specific regulations or licensing requirements, so it’s important to research local guidelines.
- What are the typical work arrangements for tanning consultants?
- This role is primarily an employment position within tanning salons or solariums. However, opportunities for freelancing, such as providing mobile tanning consultations or working at events, are also commonly available.
- Is there a shortage of Tanning Consultant in Europe?
- No. In the 2025 ELA/EURES edition, a surplus was reported in 7 of the 13 European countries that assessed this occupation group: Austria, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg and 3 more. 6 countries reported a shortage. These assessments are published per occupation group rather than per job title.
- How much does Tanning Consultant pay in the United States?
- $61,340 a year at the median, as of 2025-05. State medians run from $44,600 to $104,860. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is a United States figure and not a projection for Europe.
Sources: ESCO O*NET ELA/EURES Cedefop BLS Data updated September 20, 2026 About our data