Barbers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
75.1k
Average Age
40
Estimated Job Growth
7.52%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$28,103
Average Male Salary
$28,919
Average Female Salary
$25,369

About

Barbers are most often employed by the Barber shops industry. The average yearly wage for Barbers was $28,103 in 2021.

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Employment and salary information for the Barbers workforce. Barbers workforce in 2021 was 75,106 people, of which 23% were women and 77% were men. Barbers are paid most in Briarwood, Fresh Meadows & Hillcrest PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Hialeah City (North Central) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
57,832
Male Workforce
± 5.9k
17,274
Female Workforce
± 3.23k

The Barbers workforce in 2021 was 75,106 people (23% women and 77% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.8% between 2014 (58,768) and 2021 (75,106).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($50,691), Kansas ($36,536), and Massachusetts ($36,121).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,103
AVERAGE WAGE
#474 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Barbers earned an average of $28,103, $31,493 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.371
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Barbers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.371, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Barbers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Barbers and on wages for those in the field. Barber shops is the industry that employs the most Barbers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Barbers, by average wage, is Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories ($66,217).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
75.1k
2021 Workforce
± 6,727
2.58%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 12.4%

This graphic shows the share of Barbers employed by various industries. Barber shops employs the largest share of Barbers at 91.5%, followed by Beauty salons with 8.11% and Drycleaning & laundry services with 0.361%.

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Demographic information on Barbers in the US. The workforce of Barbers in 2021 was 75,106 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men. The average age of male Barbers in the workforce is 39.8 and of female Barbers is 40.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Barbers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Barbers in 2021 was 75,106 people, with 23% woman, and 77% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (12,489 people), 25 to 29 years (11,705  people), and 40 to 44 years (10,210 people). Among them they concentrated 46% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 34.7% of Barbers workers were Hispanic and 65.3% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2021, 47.3% of the Barbers workforce were White, of which 31.2% were women and 68.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (26.6%) and Other (12.8%).

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Data on higher education choices for Barbers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Barbers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Barbers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Barbers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Barbers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,213 people), Visual & Performing Arts (496 people), and Engineering (262 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Barbers workers were High School or Equivalent (35,578 people), Some college (21,132 people), and Associates Degree (6,330 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Barbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Barbers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness.

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Projections on job growth for Barbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Barbers are expected to see a growth of 7.52% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

7.52%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Barbers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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