Barbering

What the Numbers Say About Barbering

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Barbering occupation (OPM code 7603): 11 people, headcount sideways 0.0% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Average tenure in Barbering runs 16 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $73,445 per year, 33.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down -8.1% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Barbering sits inside the Personal Services Family family (code 76), which contains 2 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Barbering postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Personal Services Family family, Barbering is one of the top 2 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 14.1% of the family's combined 78 employees.