What Does a Barber Do?

Barbers cut and style hair, mustaches, and beards. In recent years, barbering has become an immensely popular profession as more men are looking to keep their hair, facial hair, and scalp well-maintained. Tasks a barber may be expected to perform include:

• Cutting, styling, and coloring hair
• Shampooing hair
• Shaving and trimming facial hair
• Providing treatments to the scalp
• Hot wax treatments
• Disinfecting and sanitizing equipment and work areas
• Communicating with clients and coworkers

Along with these beauty-related tasks, modern barbers may be relied upon to help clients better understand the products they use. They should also work on building their brand and marketing their abilities, which involves maintaining relationships with clientele. This is especially useful for those who aspire to open their own salons or barber shops in the future.

Barbers can be found in a variety of environments, including shops and salons, hotels and resorts, health care facilities, film and television sets, and government and military facilities. This gives licensed barbers the flexibility they need to find a position that will keep them happy for years to come.

Our Barber School Curriculum

At Inspire Greatness Aveda Institutes, we are ready to help our students get the education they deserve from outstanding, experienced instructors. Our barbering program curriculum requires 1,000 course hours for you to obtain your license. These courses involve a combination of hands-on training and lecture-style learning to teach you the basics and so much more.

Our curriculum features a variety of topics that you’ll need to learn about, including:

Barbering

These courses include the History of Barbering, the Science of Barbering, Anatomy, and more. We provide 220 hours of classes focused on these aspects of the profession, helping students get an overall understanding of the subject.

Haircutting

Our most comprehensive part of the curriculum, the haircutting classes include 370 hours of training. You’ll become familiar with scissor cutting, razors, clippers, draping, hairstyling, and more.

Shaving

This includes 90 hours of lessons on clipper cutting, head shaving, modern razor styling, and beard and mustache trims to help you handle the subtleties of these skills.

Treatment of Hair and Scalp

This section of the curriculum includes 60 hours of courses dedicated to procedures and techniques, scalp analysis, product analysis, and selecting the correct shampoo or conditioner for different applications.

Facial Massage and Treatments

Here, students will get educated on skin care, men’s facial techniques, disorders that may affect the skin, and histology with 20 hours of training. These courses help them prepare for more than just hair care.

Disinfection, Sanitation, and Safe Work Practices

Being a barber is about more than just using your skills and creativity to leave clients looking their best. You also need to learn how to do your job safely. That’s why we provide students with 180 hours of learning based on clinic practice, sanitary procedures, health risks, infection control, and more.

Laws, Rules, and Regulations

We know it’s important that our students understand the legal aspects of the job. That’s why we provide courses to help you learn about state laws and rules, ethics, and more. We also offer a review for the barber exam during these 30 hours.

Management and Salesmanship

For those looking for versatility when it comes to their careers, learning about team building, PR and advertising, retail, building clientele, and other vital skills is a must. These 30 hours help you prepare for life as a barber and beyond.

Overall, our curriculum includes written tests and exams, phase projects, practical finals, and more to help you hone your skills before entering the workforce.

Why Become a Barber?

Barbering provides creative individuals with a new canvas to work on each time someone sits in their chairs. You will love using your abilities to help clients feel and look their best. Because you’ll be working with new customers and new hairstyles each time you get to work, this job seldom becomes monotonous.

Another reason this profession is becoming more enticing is that the employment of barbers, along with hairstylists and cosmetologists, is expected to grow 7% annually through 2033. This means there will be nearly 90,000 job openings for these professions each year, helping you find and keep a position.

People also love barbering because it offers great job security. As more men are interested in grooming, barbers will continue to be a staple in our communities. Even more, barbering is a skill needed all over the globe, making it easy for you to travel and feel confident about finding work.

What Makes Inspire Greatness Aveda Institutes Stand Out?

Our beauty school goes above and beyond to help our students understand the concepts and techniques they will need to master to become licensed barbers. Our instructors are experienced and offer detailed lessons using high-end Aveda products to help students get ready for life after getting their diplomas. We feature a financial aid office dedicated to helping students who qualify to pay for their education, and we offer in-house financing to give you options.

Our special events are another advantage that sets us apart. We offer students the chance to participate in New York Fashion Week events, allowing them to work backstage with some of the best in the business. We also provide the opportunity to study abroad in places like Madrid, Japan, and India. Students can participate in the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) experience and shoot with an industry photographer. They will prepare a collection to submit to NAHA for the Student Hairstylist of the Year category. These experiences not only let our students learn all they need to know but can create unforgettable memories.