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At Texas Barber College, the 53-week undergraduate certificate in barbering charge tuition and fees of $12,450 and books and supplies cost $1,300 for a total of $13,750. Dayton Barber College, a private technical school located in Ohio charges about $11,000 for a 1,800-hour barbering course.
The lowest-paid 10 percent of barbers received $17,370 annually or less in 2013, according to the BLS, while the top-paid 10 percent earned $44,190 per year or more. Their median pay was $25,010 a year, which means that half the barbers earned more and half earned less than this amount. Focus on Personal Care. Barbers work almost exclusively in the personal care industry -- typically in barber shops, hotels or resorts. Of 15,100 barbers nationwide in 2013, 14,330 worked in personal care services, where they received average annual wages of $27,500, according to the BLS.