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Barbers

Human Services In demand
Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves.

What a barber does

Become a barber

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good barber

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Looking for ways to help people.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Barber job outlook

  • There are 714 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 565 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology