Description
Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
- Enterprising
Work Values
- Relationships
- Achievement
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self-Control
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
Tasks
- Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.
- Drape and pin protective cloths around customers' shoulders.
- Cut and trim hair according to clients' instructions or current hairstyles, using clippers, combs, hand-held blow driers, and scissors.
- Question patrons regarding desired services and haircut styles.
- Clean work stations and sweep floors.
Work Activities
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
- Thinking Creatively
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Assisting and Caring for Others
Detailed Work Activities
- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Technology Skills
- Operating system software
- Video creation and editing software
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Point of sale POS software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Finger Dexterity
- Manual Dexterity
Skills
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Economics and Accounting
- Psychology
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $36,416 |
| Median (50%) | $44,937 |
| High (90%) | $52,967 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $42,875 |
| Mid Level | $44,526 |
| Senior Level | $48,050 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 78,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 83,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 6%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 6%
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