Also called: Shop Manager
Keeps a barbershop running smoothly: schedules, supplies, cleanliness and customer service.
She makes sure every chair has a barber, handles walk-ins, orders products, and resolves a scheduling mix-up, while cutting a few clients herself.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 3 years after high school. Usually an experienced barber promoted into management.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Barbering (trade school).
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Software handles schedules, supplies and payroll, trimming admin; running the floor and keeping clients happy stay human.
Classes: Business, Barbering CTE program, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-1022.
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