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Barbers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$38,210
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
15,000
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Barber (competency-based)
- State medians
- $77,430 in Oregon to $24,690 in Tennessee (36 states publish one)
| 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 |
What barbers earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · Barber Schools at schools and training centers
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.