Barbers
Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves.
What you’d do
- Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments.
- Cut and trim hair according to clients' instructions or current hairstyles, using clippers, combs, hand-held blow driers, and scissors.
- Question patrons regarding desired services and haircut styles.
- Clean work stations and sweep floors.
- Drape and pin protective cloths around customers' shoulders.
- Apply lather and shave beards or neck and temple hair contours, using razors.
- Record services provided on cashiers' tickets or receive payment from customers.
- Shape and trim beards and moustaches, using scissors.
Skills that matter
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Service Orientation
- Monitoring
How to get there
Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree
Also called
- Barber Shop Operator
- Barber Stylist
- Hair Stylist
- Stylist
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