Barber vs master barber

The differences between barbers and master barbers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a master barber has an average salary of $54,407, which is higher than the $40,305 average annual salary of a barber.

The top three skills for a barber include work ethic, customer service and clips. The most important skills for a master barber are customer service, schedule appointments, and customer satisfaction.

Barber vs master barber overview

	Barber	Master Barber
Yearly salary	$40,305	$54,407
Hourly rate	$19.38	$26.16
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	2,823	10,378
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Master's Degree, 30%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Barber vs master barber salary

Barbers and master barbers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Barber	Master Barber
Average salary	$40,305	$54,407
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $53,000	Between $35,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Chicago, IL	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Life Care Centers of America	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between barber and master barber education

There are a few differences between a barber and a master barber in terms of educational background:

	Barber	Master Barber
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Master's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Cosmetology	Cosmetology
Most common college	-	-

Barber vs master barber demographics

Here are the differences between barbers' and master barbers' demographics:

	Barber	Master Barber
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 74.9% Female, 25.1%	Male, 77.8% Female, 22.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 6.0% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between barber and master barber duties and responsibilities

Barber example responsibilities.

Train under license barber, oversee inventory control and manage cleanliness.
Work with all types of tools such as scissors, brushes, razors, trimmers, dryers, and clippers.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to staff.
Clean and sterilize various instruments including combs, clippers etc.
Shape, cut, adjust and curl wigs as required by clients.
Perform hair color, perms, shampoo clients, light housekeeping light laundry.

Master barber example responsibilities.

Train under license barber, oversee inventory control and manage cleanliness.
Educate and offer computer products while pushing apple products to different clients.
Utilize DMAIC process and identify epoxy quantity as the main sources of variation.
Train in self-defense, riot control, military weaponry and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Create test prep content for the mathematics and integrate reasoning sections of the GMAT course.
Direct manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, and distribution function.

Barber vs master barber skills

Common barber skills

Work Ethic, 18%
Customer Service, 17%
Clips, 17%
Cleanliness, 14%
Retail Sales, 7%
Skin Care, 7%

Common master barber skills

Customer Service, 52%
Schedule Appointments, 12%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Facial Massage, 7%
Sweep Floors, 6%
ETC, 3%

Updated January 8, 2025

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