According to the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" which is
published by the Federal Government:
330 BARBERS
"This group includes occupations concerned with cutting and shaping
hair and mustaches, shaving whisker and/or trimming beards, and
giving facial massages, shampoos, and scalp treatments. Includes
fitting hair pieces.
330.371-010 Barber[per. se.] haircutter; tonsorial artist. Provides
customers with barbering services; Cuts, blows out, trims, and
tapers hair, using clippers, comb, blow-out gun, and scissors.
Applies lather and shaves beard or shapes hair contour(outline) on
temple and neck, using razor. Performs other tonsorial services,
such as appling hairdressing orlotions, dyeing, shmpooing, singeing,
or styling hair, and massaging face, neck or scalp. Records ervice
charge on ticket. May sell lotions, tonics, or other cosmetic
supplies."
Note:
There are some who think that barbering has gone the way of the
dinosours. However, time has changed and a taper haircut is back.
Today in California there are more jobs for Barbers than there are
Barbers. The Barber Colleges report an increase in the number of
"cross-over" students [cosmotologist who want to learn barbering
skills] besides an enrollment of new students. Last year there were
900 new barbers licensed in the State of California whereas there
were over 32,000 new cosmotologist.
Who make up our Barbers? We are are diverse group for sure. Barbers
are still mainly made up of males and we have been lucky enough to
have more women come into the profession.
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