Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
39-5011 Barbers
Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair; trimming beards; or giving shaves.
National estimates for Barbers
Industry profile for Barbers
Geographic profile for Barbers
National estimates for Barbers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Barbers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 15,990 |
17.7 % |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
2.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Barbers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.87 |
$ 14.49 |
$ 17.38 |
$ 23.66 |
$ 29.37 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 26,770 |
$ 30,130 |
$ 36,150 |
$ 49,220 |
$ 61,090 |
Industry profile for Barbers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Barbers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Barbers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Barbers:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Barbers:
Top paying industries for Barbers:
Geographic profile for Barbers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Barbers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Barbers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Barbers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,670 |
0.20 |
1.87 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,120 |
| California |
1,500 |
0.08 |
0.80 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,080 |
| New York |
1,370 |
0.15 |
1.39 |
$ 23.90 |
$ 49,700 |
| New Jersey |
1,370 |
0.33 |
3.09 |
$ 19.47 |
$ 40,510 |
| Pennsylvania |
880 |
0.15 |
1.41 |
$ 18.10 |
$ 37,650 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Barbers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
140 |
0.33 |
3.16 |
$ 17.60 |
$ 36,600 |
| New Jersey |
1,370 |
0.33 |
3.09 |
$ 19.47 |
$ 40,510 |
| Texas |
2,670 |
0.20 |
1.87 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,120 |
| Utah |
330 |
0.20 |
1.87 |
$ 14.26 |
$ 29,660 |
| Washington |
660 |
0.19 |
1.79 |
$ 29.73 |
$ 61,830 |
Top paying states for Barbers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Barbers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,090 |
0.22 |
2.09 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
650 |
0.23 |
2.19 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,710 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
640 |
0.20 |
1.91 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
540 |
0.09 |
0.83 |
$ 19.52 |
$ 40,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
420 |
0.20 |
1.90 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
340 |
0.08 |
0.71 |
$ 18.86 |
$ 39,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
300 |
0.10 |
0.91 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,370 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
290 |
0.10 |
0.99 |
$ 18.71 |
$ 38,920 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
240 |
0.18 |
1.71 |
$ 21.36 |
$ 44,420 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
230 |
0.29 |
2.72 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Barbers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
60 |
0.44 |
4.16 |
$ 18.07 |
$ 37,590 |
| Tyler, TX |
40 |
0.34 |
3.19 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,810 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
230 |
0.29 |
2.72 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,410 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
60 |
0.24 |
2.27 |
$ 16.80 |
$ 34,940 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
650 |
0.23 |
2.19 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,710 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
190 |
0.23 |
2.17 |
$ 16.83 |
$ 35,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,090 |
0.22 |
2.09 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
40 |
0.22 |
2.07 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,980 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
60 |
0.21 |
1.95 |
$ 19.02 |
$ 39,560 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
640 |
0.20 |
1.91 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,380 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Barbers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
420 |
0.20 |
1.90 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
300 |
0.10 |
0.91 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,370 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
180 |
0.15 |
1.41 |
$ 23.87 |
$ 49,650 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.54 |
$ 46,890 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,090 |
0.22 |
2.09 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,390 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
200 |
0.19 |
1.76 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
60 |
0.06 |
0.52 |
$ 21.63 |
$ 45,000 |
| Tyler, TX |
40 |
0.34 |
3.19 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,810 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
240 |
0.18 |
1.71 |
$ 21.36 |
$ 44,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
200 |
0.08 |
0.79 |
$ 20.49 |
$ 42,630 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Barbers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Barbers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Barbers:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
