Vocational Programs for Barbers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
16K	$19.99	$41,570

The role of Barbers is to provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves. The average annual wage of the occupations is $41,570 and $20 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Barbers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,990 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Barbers is $10,576. The average length of the programs is 868 hours and the average completion time is 7.99 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Barbers Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Barbers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Barbers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Barbering/Barber	529	$14,546	$1,795	1,167 Hours	10.34 Months
Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	117	$13,276	$2,039	1,069 Hours	9.20 Months
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	21	$7,147	$838	525 Hours	5.92 Months
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	606	$7,334	$698	712 Hours	6.51 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Barbers

The following 976 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Barbers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.