Barber apprenticeships in Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a barber looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Colorado Springs: ~5 of 90 (~5.1%) · market pressure 38/100 — Low pressure.
Confidence: low. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: medium. Log-normal fit residual is mid-range; the share is directional.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Colorado Springs, CO is one of Colorado's labor markets for barbers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a barber inside the Colorado Springs metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Colorado Springs, CO barbers earn a median of $68,540 (BLS OEWS Colorado Springs MSA, May 2024). For Colorado context, statewide pay runs from $13/hr at entry to $20/hr at the state median and $33/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $42K avg salary. The Colorado Springs metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Colorado Springs metro, estimated six-figure barber jobs: ~2 of 90 (~2.2%). Confidence: medium. Log-normal fit residual is mid-range; the share is directional. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~5 $100K+ annual earners (~5.1% of employed barbers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 38/100 (Low, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 200K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Colorado shows ~19 of 630 (~3%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide barber programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Colorado programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Colorado rules apply in the Colorado Springs metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Colorado Springs metro often source barber apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
BARBER PAY SNAPSHOT — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
$68,540 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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