Barbers cut and trim customers’ hair, beards and moustaches, following instructions or copying example styles.
£14,000 Starter
to£25,000 Experienced
37 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends on a rota
You could get into this job through:
You could take a course to help you get started, for example:
You'll usually need:
You can do an intermediate apprenticeship in barbering or a creative hair professional advanced apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to start work as a trainee barber in a barbershop and learn on the job. Your employer would expect you to take a part-time course to get qualifications, either at a college or in their own training school.
You may be able to work freelance and rent space in a barbershop, though you'll usually have to supply your own equipment.
You can find out more about how to become a barber from the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority and National Hairdressers' Federation.
You'll need:
As a barber, you might do the following as part of your daily routine:
You could work in a barbershop, at a client's home or on a film set.
Your working environment may be physically active.
With experience you could become a senior barber. If you take further qualifications, you could move into training or assessing student barbers.
You could also open your own barbershop, either independently or as a franchise.
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