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From hairdresser to barber

11 of the 16 essential skills of a barber are already essential for a hairdresser — about 69% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from hairdresser in the whole taxonomy.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

11
skills carry over
5
would be new
69%
of the target job covered
16
essential skills of a barber

What a barber does

Barbers cut, trim, taper and style men's hair. They also remove facial hair by shaving the specific area. Barbers use tools such as scissors, clippers, razors and combs. They may offer additional services like shampooing, styling, coloring and performing scalp massages.

What would be new

5 skills

Essential for a barber and not for a hairdresser. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

Other moves from hairdresser

1 roles

hairdresserbarberThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a barber?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.