Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a barber can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a barber already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Barbers cut, trim, taper and style men's hair. They also remove facial hair by shaving the specific area. Barbers use tools such as scissors, clippers, razors and combs. They may offer additional services like shampooing, styling, coloring and performing scalp massages.

Service and sales workers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: hairdresser assistant, 77%

hairdresser assistant 77% covered hairdresser 75% covered hair removal technician 38% covered aesthetician 31% covered personal stylist 31% covered barber You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from barber. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a barber already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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barber is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a barber already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.