Barbering
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Barbering occupation series (code 7603): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Barbering is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 12 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Personal Services Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339.
- Employees
- 12
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 13.2 yrs
FedScope read on Barbering (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Barbering occupation (OPM code 7603): 12 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 13.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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 in the Personal Services Family family.
Within the Personal Services Family family, Barbering is one of the top 2 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 19.0% of the family's combined 63 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Barbering pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Barbering ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Barbering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Barbering ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Personal Services Family
1 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Personal Services | 51 | $44,501 | 10.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Barbering outside the Personal Services Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (12 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Barbering pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 12 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Barbering ranks #625 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Personal Services Family family, Barbering is one of the top 2 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 19.0% of the family's combined 63 employees.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.