BARBER'S JOBS

OCCASIONAL BULLETIN PRESENTED BY ABI


The average income in the hair styling industry was about $39,000.00, which is above the United States National Average for "Non-Professional Employees". Non-professionals are classed as other than doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc.

If you like to work with the public, enjoy flexible working hours, want a profitable career that you can pursue in your choice of location, and you want to enjoy financial security; training in barbering could be the important Next step.


MYTHS ABOUT BARBERING
SEPARATING TRUTH FROM FICTION

TRUTH: Recently conducted study groups reveal that for most barbers cutting hair is something they always wanted to do.
MYTH: Barbering is for someone who doesn't know what else to do in life.
No matter when barbers first sought training... right after high school, after finishing four years of college, or working at other jobs first, many had developed an interest in hair when young.
MYTH: Smart people don't go to Barber School. They go to College.

TRUTH: Choosing a vocational education over traditional college has little to do with intelligence. Like any career, the most satisfied people are those who know what it is that makes them happy. Some traits of a successful barber are a positive outlook on life, creativity, getting pleasure from seeing the results of their work, a desire to work with one's hands, wishing to make people happy, a desire for physical movement throughout the day, self-motivation and ambition.
TRUTH: In a survey, completed in the late 1990's, it was learned that on the average, the salary for a full-time barber shop/salon employee was (then) about $39,000, not including tips. Today, the number is presumably higher than that and especially so in the Northeastern United States and around metropolitan areas. It is probably conservative to predict an income between $36,000 and $44,000.
MYTH: You can't make any money cutting hair.

HISTORY OF THE BARBER POLE

The symbol of the barber-surgeon evolved from the technical procedure of bloodletting. The pole is thought to represent the staff that the patient would hold tightly in order for the veins in the arm to stand out during bloodletting. The bottom end-cap of modern barber poles represents the basin used as a vessel to either catch the blood or lather the face for shaving. The white bandages used to stop the bleeding were hung on the staff to dry. The stained bandages would then twist around the pole in the breeze, forming a red-and-white pattern.

One interpretation of the colors of the barber pole is that red represented the blood, blue the veins, and white the bandages.

Another interpretation explains that when the Barber Surgeon's Company in England was formed, barbers were required to use blue-and-white poles and the surgeons used the red-and-white ones. It is also thought that the red, white, and blue poles displayed in the United States originated in deference to the nation's flag.

Modern barbers have retained the barber pole as the foremost symbol of the business and profession of barbering.

Entering the next century employment opportunities continue to look great.

Are you considering a career in haircutting, but don't know where to begin?

We invite you to compare the American Barber Institute facility and training programs to those of others. We are confident that you will see the difference.

COMPARE:

  • * Our affordable tuition fees
  • * Our central, easy access location
  • * Our modern state-of-the-art facilities
  • * Our dedicated, caring, and very professional instructors
  • * The success of our graduates in barbering career
  • * Our loyal and high volume barber service customer base
  • * Our job placement department which will work with you side-by-side

A Successful career is only a few steps away!

It is the primary purpose of ABI School of Barbering and Cosmetology is to provide the highest possible quality education to men and women who are engaged in, or wish to become engaged in, the profession of barbering and to prepare them so as to be able to obtain their licensing and find and subsequently retain gainful employment within the profession.

ABI School of Barbering and Cosmetology believes that our graduates should be prepared to embark upon a lifetime career and should be able to open their salons at some time in the future if they so aspire.

Secure your future in a profession where services are always in demand!

We dedicate our institution to elevating the professional status of the barber, once again to the high position that was traditionally that of a Barber and to do all in our power to improve the safety conditions of the public and practitioner, through ABI School of Barbering and Cosmetology taking the initiative in legislation and implementation of continuing education.

MYTH: There are too many barbers and not enough jobs available.

TRUTH: As reported at the Executive meeting of the National Association of Barber Boards of America, a shortage of trained barbers continues nationwide. For every new graduate, there are reportedly over six open jobs from which to choose. Demographics, fewer barber schools, the constant opening of hundreds of franchises provide job opportunities for barbers.

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