Two ways in: pay for school (1,521 U.S. schools offer Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services programs at certificate/associate level, median net price $15,216/yr) or get paid to train (310 registered apprenticeship programs in the federal database). Federal program data groups barbering with related trades in one category (Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services), so school counts cover the category. State-licensed with hour minimums; apprenticeship licensure pathways exist in many states.
Working barbering professionals earn a median of $38,380/yr nationally — state medians range from $24,690 (Tennessee) to $77,430 (Oregon). Wage data: U.S. Dept of Labor via CareerOneStop.
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About half of states run their own apprenticeship agencies (including NY, MN, OR, VT, WA, DC) and are under-reported in the federal database — a low count there does not mean apprenticeships don't exist in that state.