American Barber Institute - School of Barbering and Cosmetologoy - Jobs
A.B.I. maintains a full-time job placement office for both graduates and students who may wish to work on a part time basis while still attending school.
We can not guarantee placement to any particular student, as there are many factors involved in what it takes to obtain a job and to keep it. For there are factors that are frequently beyond the question of a person’s skills as a barber or a hairdresser. During their training we expose students to the realistic needs of an employer and how to conduct themselves in seeking and keeping an interview for employment, general boundaries of proper conduct on a job, and with the public.
Our Placement Office is constantly reminding barber shop and salon owners of our available Labor Pool. We collect data on their shop needs and preferences. Our Graduates are much in demand for both their superior training and skills.
A.B.I. offers New York State’s only approved Cooperative Education Program.
In these instances we find acceptable work for students, in licensed barbers shops, so they can actually work in such barber shop or hair salon from two to four days each week while attending school on the other days.
Students earn while learning... Gaining experience and money to pay tuition.
BARBER’S JOBS
OCCASIONAL BULLETIN PRESENTED BY ABI
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.
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.
MYTHS ABOUT BARBERING
SEPARATING TRUTH FROM FICTION
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.
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A Successful career is only a few short steps away!
THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY'S MANY FACES
Did you know that... Appearance Enhancement is one of the fastest growing industries in the US today, New York state employing over 140,000 licensed Cosmetologists, Estheticians, Natural Hair Stylists, Nail Specialists and Waxers. This list does not include over 8,000 Barbers operating in New York state today.
As the gender walls are down in our modern society, beauty is no longer the exclusive preserve of women. Men too have realized the need to look after themselves in this stressful world and contrary to popular belief, are in fact concerned with their appearance. Although this trend is relatively new in the US, experts predict Appearance Enhancement services and products for men will be the next big thing.
Careers in the Beauty Industry are Waiting for you
It’s a job seeker’s market! This growing domestic $56 billion industry needs more salon professionals than can be supplied. You can enjoy a rewarding career with increased earning potential and the ability to work flexible hours. We help every student with job placement.
Personal appearance workers held about 790,000 jobs in 2000. Nine out of 10 jobs were for barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists. Of the remaining jobs, manicurists and pedicurists held about 40,000; skin care specialists about 21,000; and shampooers about 20,000.
Most of these workers are employed in beauty salons or barber shops, but they are also found in department stores, nursing and other residential care homes, and drug and cosmetics stores. Nearly every town has a barbershop or beauty salon.
Approximately half of barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers are self-employed. Many own their own salons, but a growing number lease booth space or a chair from the salon's owner.
Career opportunities include:
- Cosmetology School Director of Education
- Beauty Care Product Distributor
- Cosmetology School Instructor
- Beauty Magazine Writer/Editor
- Platform Artist/Educator
- Salon or Day Spa Owner
- Photo & Movie Stylist
- Nail Artist/Manicurist
- Manufacturer's Sales
- State Board Member
- Hair Color Specialist
- Medical Esthetician
- Salon/Spa Manager
- Image Consultant
- Makeup Artist
- Hair Stylist
- Esthetician
- AND MUCH MORE!
“I have always dreamed of a job where I can earn a great living without taking time from my family.”
“I finished my Cosmetologist training at ABI in less then 6 months and took the exam in my own language - Spanish. I now work at an exclusive spa and earn over $50 per year.”
