Annual Salary
£15,000 to £25,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Barbers cut, trim and style customers’ hair, beards and moustaches.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on a rota
There will be
0.5% fewer Barber jobs in 2027.
As part of your daily tasks, you could:
You could work in a barbershop, at a client's home or on a film set.
Your working environment may be physically active.
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 a Barbering Professional Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship, or a Creative Hair Professional Level 3 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 if they have one.
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 Hair and Beauty Federation.
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.
You'll need: