Barber

Working as a Barber your responsibilities will include cutting, trimming, styling, and colouring client’s hair according to their instructions, fitting and grooming hairpieces and settling payments. You should also be able to provide hairstyle suggestions and general advice to clients.

Barbers can get good work anywhere in the world, as getting a haircut is a basic need and not a luxury one, so there is always a demand for barbers worldwide. If you want to travel and widen your horizons, barbering is a great choice of trade as job prospects are good all over the world 

Being a barber is a good life. The job offers flexible hours and rewarding work in a creative industry. Few trades offer as many opportunities to open your own successful business. There are a range of options in how you can be your own boss with a barber career.

You’d be hard pushed to find two days alike in barbering; every day is different and most importantly, every day is enjoyable. You’ll find most barbering jobs are so varied. You will have a range of clients asking for different hairstyles, which makes the job less repetitive and each day exciting. As a barber, you will be no stranger to challenges, as you may have clients demanding a haircut that is not suitable for their face shape or you may have a client who can’t make up their mind about what haircut they want and may struggle to express what haircut they want. Being a barber means that unleash your creative side and trying out new things with your clients, (of course, provided they trust you), which makes each day interesting!

How to become a barber

• Complete your high school education. Formal barber programs require a completed high school diploma. …
• Complete a barber program. Enrol in a barbering program after highschool. …
• Take the licensing exam. To get the barbering licence you need to pass the licensing exam.

As a junior barber, after completing your training, you can expect to earn about £40-£60 per day in salary, and £20 in tips. If you work a 6-day week and 50 weeks per year, this equates to earnings of £18,000 to £24,000. With time and experience, a pro barber can earn as much as £1000 per week or £50k per year.

To reach £100k working a standard 40-hour work week, you will need to be making £50 per hour. If you are charging £25 per haircut, that means you need to be doing two haircuts every hour.

Most barbers make a decent amount of wonga; not only do you get your salary at the end of the week, but you also get your tips too. If you master your barbering trade to a top-notch standard and can create sharp and modern barber haircuts, along with providing an outstanding service for your client, you will see your tips increase. The potential of earning a good barber salary is high due to the different areas of barbering that is available to work in, whether that is running your own barbershop, being a mobile barber, working for a high-end barbershop, or even a renowned barber brand. There is also the option to work as a freelance barber to work on photoshoots for fashion brands, music bands, or any type of brand that requires a professional and talented barber. Once you establish yourself and build a credible reputation in the barbering industry, you can earn a lot of money.

You will always have a job:

The lifespan of a profession is going to cross your mind when you’re considering a new career. There is no lifespan for a barber, once you work hard and continue to master your craft, you can work as long as you want. Regardless of the economic situation, men will always need to get their hair cut, so there will always be a need for barbers. With the rise of social media and the focus in the media on male grooming, more and more men are willing to invest money in how they look.

Celebrity Barbers

Behind every great Hollywood hair moment, there is likely a great hairstylist behind it or in the case of many male celebs, a phenomenal barber. Even if you’re not familiar with their names, you’ve likely seen their work on the heads of some of the biggest stars in sports, entertainment, and music.

Celebrity barbers are making major waves in the barbering industry, one fade and cut at a time and some are even becoming celebrities in their own right, thanks to social media cutting hair for stars like Steph Curry, LeBron James, John Boyega, and Jay-Z looking their absolute best.

Here are some tips by a professional.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtSQiBF4WqY