Barber Job Description for 2024

Thinking on recruiting more barbers for your barbershop or are you looking for a new career and want to see what the role entails and need a barber job description?

Either way, we have put together this guide to cover off the expected roles and responsibilities for a barber. As a bonus, we have included a free barber job description template for you to download.

Barber Job Summary

We at [name] barber shop provide an authentic barbershop experience in a modern, upscale, and unpretentious environment. We promise to deliver consistent, exceptional service to clients of all ages. We are seeking full-time professional, ambitious, energetic, and experienced barbers who enjoy a team atmosphere and offer excellent service to join our growing team at our salon.

Barber Job Description

• Welcome clients to the barber shop
• Listen to client's requests and suggest hairstyles according to current male hairstyles trends
• Identify hair problems and suggest what treatment is the best for it
• Put protective cloths around customers' shoulders
• Use tools as scissors, clippers, razors, combs, hairdryer
• Wash, cut, trim, curl, color, or straighten and style hair with clippers, combs, scissors, and other equipment
• Dry the hair with a hairdryer and make a final styling
• Apply lather and shave beards, and neck and temple hair contours, using razors
• Apply hot towels on the face to open pores
• Shape and trim beards and mustaches with scissors
• Give client mirror to check color/cut
• Provide skincare and nail treatments
• Apply solutions to hair for therapeutic or styling purposes
• Apply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin
• Possible provision of face, neck, and scalp massages
• Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients
• Educate clients and promote other salon services
• Emphasize professional hair and beard products benefits and assist clients in the selection of retail products for their hair care needs
• Consult clients and advise them of home hair and beard care needs
• Form bonds with loyal customers and remember their hairstyle preferences
• Maintains service quality by following standards of the barbershop

Some additional responsibilities of a barber include:

• Clean and sterilize scissors, combs, clippers, and other instruments
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the barbershop
• Schedule clients or cancel appointments at the clients' request
• Receive payment from customers for services
• Record notes of work done, products used and fees charged after each visit
• Perform administrative duties such as hiring and supervising personnel
• Maintain the safety of clients by applying standards of the barbershop and legal regulations
• Anticipate inventories required for the next period
• Proactively develop new clients

Barber Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• All state and federal-mandated active barber licenses
• [number] years of experience as a hairstylist
• Ability to use barber shop software, and online booking systems
• Basic computer skills
• Maintain and improve technical knowledge by attending educational courses, workshops, following new fashion trends etc.

Barber Skills

• Passionate about the hairdressing industry and keen to learn from experienced barbers
• Impeccable grooming and impressive customer service skills
• Create the best customer experience for clients within barber shop
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Excellent verbal communication skills with customers
• Excellent prioritization skills and high attention to detail
• Physical ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to multitask between different tasks, while working under pressure during busy periods

Citations

Awareness among barbers about health hazards associated with their profession
https://www.academia.edu/download/31611658/Salim.pdf

White masculinity in barbershop quartet singing
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/white-masculinity-in-barbershop-quartet-singing/6DC9C76DD3D22930949062232C17E4A2

The Licensing of Barbers in the USA
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00811.x