They keep their work area clean by sweeping the floor and washing their combs. Barbers who own or manage a shop order supplies, pay bills, keep records, and hire employees. Barbers is a specialty of Hairstylists. For information about related occupations, see the Hairstylists occupation. Barbers is in the Personal and Commercial Services Career Cluster.
Wages vary greatly with training, experience and location.
Entry level wages may be lower. Barbers often receive tips so their salaries may be somewhat higher than the figures given here. There were 110 people employed as barbers in Indiana in 1998. An additional 7,210 people were employed as hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 673 jobs per year will need to be filled in these occupations overall.