These self-proclaimed “architects of swag” work closely with celebrities, post regularly on Instagram and earn six figures, taking what can be a monotonous job to new levels. Lionel Harris, a barber known as Brownie Blendz, on the set of “The Shop Uninterrupted.”Credit... I slide into a cushy leather chair in this bustling shop next to a small flooring business. The hum of clippers ec
‘You have to be an artist’: Tyrone Jones shaping a new career as a barber Working: Urban barber reaches out to help veterans with mobility issues. Tyrone Jones gives Nasir White a haircut June 8 at L-A Barbershop at 79 Chestnut St. in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy Image LEWISTON — He hasn’t been doing it very long, but he’s already finding his niche as an urb
The Salt Lake Barber Co. opened a new location in a west-side space that sat vacant for a decade Isaac Atencio and Eric Stone at the west-side location of the Salt Lake Barber Co. on Friday, July 21, 2023. The roughly 45 minutes customers spend in Isaac Atencio’s barber chair are never totally about hair. At The Salt Lake Barber Co. , chairs face the waiting area, not the
Barbers are a vital part of every community. Receiving a first haircut is often considered something of a rite of passage. After all, it takes a good deal of trust to have someone using a straight razor on your face or neck, not to mention fluttering scissors that send hair flying into your eyes. Though barbering used to be a profession that was built on informal apprenticeships, now there
Hair care post-pandemic is a rapidly-growing multi-location (MULO) category. As we reported recently , the industry was up 17 percent in 2022 and is expected to hit $41B by 2026. Women still spend more on hair care than men. They invest an average of $228 yearly on haircuts and $24 per month on hair products versus $168 and $15 for men . However, the worldwide market for
Barber Salary Top Earners: $74,000 75th Percentile: $61,000 Average: $50,442 25th Percentile: $40,000 How much does a Barber make? As of Aug 2, 2023, the average hourly pay for a Barber in the United States is $24.25 an hour. While hourly wages as high as $38.70 and as low as $9.13, the majority of Barber wages currently range between $19.23 (25th percentile) to $29.33 (7
