BARBER
Barber is non-competitive, meaning the state checks your education and experience against the spec instead of ranking you on a test.
What it takes is a valid NJ driver's license. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $44,260 to $63,811, and state payroll currently lists 8 people in the title, most of them at Health and Senior Services.
How to apply
This title is not filled by examination — agencies appoint directly.
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Barber appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of Health.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Health | 5 |
| Department of Human Services | 3 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 8 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $59,764. The agencies employing the most are:
- Health and Senior Services (5)
- Human Services (3)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a supervisory official, shaves and cuts the hair of patients, residents, and/or inmates, both in the shop and in the wards or cottages. Keeps the barber shop area and instruments in a clean, sanitary, and orderly condition; does barber related work as required.
Examples of work
- Cuts and trims the hair of males and females.
- Shaves males.
- Escorts individuals to the barber shop, and returns individuals to the wards and cottages after barber services have been provided to them.
- May assist in training residents in personal grooming self-help skill.
- Examines scalp for any disease or scalp disorder.
- Schedules work load of barber services.
- Cuts and trims the hair of nonambulatory individuals and shaves such individuals, as needed.
- Follows proper procedures to promote public health and prevent disease.
- Cleans the chairs, clippers, combs, scissors, razors, and other instruments and the sterile cabinets and sterilizes all instruments and tools of the trade in accordance with the regulations issued by the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
- Keeps own person neat and clean at all times.
- Sharpens razors, scissors, and clippers, and lubricates those instruments with moveable parts.
- Performs the presurgical preparation when required in preparing patients for operations.
- May be required to assist with other ward or cottage work on occasion when not performing barber services.
- Obtains, stores, safeguards, records supplies and equipment, and uses them properly.
- Keep records and makes reports.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information system used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Possession of a valid license as a Cosmetologist-Hairstylist, issued by the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the problems involved in the cutting the hair of and shaving varied types of persons, both male and female.
- Knowledge of the methods used in keeping the shop and instruments in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
- Knowledge of the proper use and maintenance of barbering tools and equipment.
- Ability to carry out directions and learn from explanations.
- Ability to analyze institution barbering problems, organize work, and develop work methods.
- Ability to cut hair and shave ambulatory and bed patients in a mental or other institution.
- Ability to perform presurgical preparations on those patients scheduled for surgical operations.
- Ability to clean the chairs, clippers, combs, scissors, razors, and cabinets, and sterilize the tools and equipment in accordance with the regulations of the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
- Ability to work harmoniously with others.
- Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use equipment and materials.
- Ability to keep records and makes reports.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.