Barber apprenticeships in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the 25th-most populous metro in the US. Here is what working as a barber looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-HILLSBORO, OR-WA
Portland: ~29 of 180 (~16%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline.
Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: OEWS six-figure log-normal estimate (ACS annual-earner count unavailable).
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is one of Oregon's largest labor markets for barbers. It is the 25th-largest metro area in the United States by population. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a barber inside the Portland 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.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA barbers earn a median of $72,980 (BLS OEWS Portland MSA, May 2024). For Oregon context, statewide pay runs from $14/hr at entry to $20/hr at the state median and $34/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $42K avg salary. The Portland metro is a top-50 U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Portland metro, estimated six-figure barber jobs: ~29 of 180 (~16%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 736K (ACS 2022 5-year). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS.
Statewide barber programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Oregon 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: Oregon rules apply in the Portland 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. barber apprenticeship sites cluster within a 45-60 minute drive of the Portland core; smaller employers may sponsor at the regional level when no in-metro slot is open.
BARBER PAY SNAPSHOT — PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-HILLSBORO, OR-WA
$72,980 (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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