The first type: fashion makeup. This industry requires makeup artists to have excellent basic skills and exquisite makeup. Their employment directions are: freelance makeup artist, brand makeup artist, TV makeup artist, online celebrity beauty expert, artist stylist, studio makeup artist, color consultant and so on.

The second type: film and television makeup. For makeup artists, film and television crews have very high requirements for makeup artists. In addition to appreciating various basic shapes, they also need to make up, make jewelry and design hair accessories in different film and television dramas. Compared with the makeup artists in fashion makeup and studio makeup, the makeup artists in film and television crews have much more job requirements and higher psychological quality requirements.

Their employment directions are: star stylist, film and television crew makeup artist, special effects makeup artist, song and dance theater makeup artist, TV station makeup artist, fashion magazine makeup artist and colorful visual makeup artist.

The third type: studio makeup. Most of this category is based on bride's makeup, in addition to clothing modeling and bride's hairstyle skills. Its employment direction includes: bride makeup artist, makeup artist in large wedding studio, makeup artist in model company, brand makeup stylist, fashion media company, graphic design makeup artist, etc.

The three types have three development directions, but they are all interrelated. These three kinds of income will not be very high at first. The average makeup artist is generally around 2000-5000, and the salary is the basic salary plus commission. With the growth of experience and technology, the salary will gradually become higher, and the development space is still relatively large.