Also called: Shop Owner
Owns a barbershop, rents chairs or hires barbers, and builds the shop's brand and community.
He opens at 9, cuts his own regulars until lunch, then deals with a broken clipper order, a new barber's chair-rent contract and a local sponsorship. On Saturdays the shop is packed and he is cutting from open to close.
A one-shop owner may net $50-80k; owners of several busy shops can earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 6 years after high school. Barber license from a barber school or apprenticeship (about 1,000-1,500 hours) plus a state exam. Then years of experience and a following.
Ways in: Trade school, Apprenticeship, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Barbering (trade school), Business Administration, Entrepreneurship.
Growing faster than average. Barber demand is strong; grows with BLS barber outlook.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps handle bookings and payments and AI helps with promos; the cuts, the chair renters and the shop culture stay human.
Classes: Barbering CTE program, Business, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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