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Barbers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Barbers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Barber (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Barber | 0030 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What barbers earn, by state
Oregon has the highest state median for barbers ($77,430) and Tennessee the lowest ($24,690), across the 36 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $77,430 | $37.22 | Not published |
| Illinois | $65,430 | $31.46 | Not published |
| Colorado | $61,500 | $29.57 | 480 |
| Washington | $61,150 | $29.40 | 1,220 |
| Iowa | $58,900 | $28.32 | 130 |
| New Jersey | $54,850 | $26.37 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $53,990 | $25.96 | 260 |
| Florida | $49,410 | $23.76 | 1,240 |
| North Dakota | $48,540 | $23.34 | 80 |
| Missouri | $47,880 | $23.02 | 580 |
| Virginia | $46,730 | $22.47 | 160 |
| Louisiana | $44,430 | $21.36 | 40 |
| Connecticut | $41,400 | $19.90 | 330 |
| New Mexico | $39,100 | $18.80 | 50 |
| Nebraska | $39,090 | $18.79 | Not published |
| New York | $38,580 | $18.55 | Not published |
| Mississippi | $38,480 | $18.50 | Not published |
| California | $38,380 | $18.45 | 1,390 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,920 | $17.75 | 530 |
| Wisconsin | $36,540 | $17.57 | 450 |
| Idaho | $36,040 | $17.33 | 130 |
| Michigan | $35,490 | $17.06 | Not published |
| Maryland | $35,400 | $17.02 | Not published |
| Maine | $35,300 | $16.97 | 50 |
| Rhode Island | $34,900 | $16.78 | Not published |
| Oklahoma | $34,860 | $16.76 | 170 |
| Arizona | $34,380 | $16.53 | Not published |
| Indiana | $33,600 | $16.15 | 370 |
| South Carolina | $32,900 | $15.82 | 220 |
| North Carolina | $31,050 | $14.93 | 330 |
| Texas | $30,760 | $14.79 | 2,580 |
| Georgia | $30,750 | $14.79 | 550 |
| Alabama | $29,120 | $14.00 | Not published |
| Arkansas | $25,640 | $12.33 | 170 |
| Utah | $25,370 | $12.20 | 320 |
| Tennessee | $24,690 | $11.87 | Not published |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · Barber Schools at schools and training centers
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).