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.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 2
FedScope read on Barbering (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved sideways 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. As for pay, the latest move was 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. The Personal Services Family family totals 63 employees, and Barbering accounts for 19.0% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Barbering pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Barbering ranks on lean federal pay
Barbering earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Barbering.
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
- Place Barbering pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Personal Services Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Barbering postings on USAJOBS.
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.