Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as haircutter.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
hairdresser assistant 77% covered hairdresser 75% covered hair removal technician 38% covered aesthetician 31% covered personal stylist 31% covered barber You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from barber, each one a link to that move’s record. 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.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A barber needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • barbering techniques services
  • use equipment for hair care assisting and caring
  • hair products services
  • treat facial hair assisting and caring
  • advise on hair style communication, collaboration and creativity
  • stay up-to-date with hair style trends information skills
  • style hair assisting and caring
  • hair services
  • work safely with chemicals assisting and caring
  • process payments management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a barber does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a barber’s work. 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.