The most recognized and common area of specialty is the hair stylist route. When becoming a hair stylist the student learns to cut hair, provide chemical services such as relaxers, texturizers, perms, color and restorative treatments.Popular hair styles are constantly changing. Hair stylists need to constantly be looking and finding the next popular haircuts and critiquing their own method of cutting hair accordingly. Many times after a student graduates that is pursuing a career in hair styling they will have to start somewhere as a shampoo technician or nail technician. Being a shampoo technician enables the graduate to get his or her foot in the door of a professional salon.