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Barbers
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
- Typical hourly rate is $32 per hour with a typical salary of $43,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $35 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,000 and $41,400 per year.
- 40% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $31 per hour with a typical salary of $31,600 per year.
- 92.5% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Barber job outlook
- There are 714 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 565 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 23% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.