Personal Care
Barbers
SOC 39-5011
Cut hair and groom beards, often building a steady regular clientele.
Median pay
$38k
$32k to $59k typical range
Outlook
Growing fast
8k openings / yr
Education
Postsecondary plus license
AI exposure
19%
modeled estimate · 32th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.