Barbers

62% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Barbers' was $36,150, or $17 per hour

'Barbers' were paid 24.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

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@mcfc_seb (Highly likely) 12 months ago

You have priters 3d with such a details. Im not saying its gonna be barber “come&go”. It will be something like head scan first, then programmed hair style, so you put kind of helmet and wait. They will have all your data for the next time.

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WS 1 year ago

The day when robots become dexterous enough to get into barbering is the day when humans will be rendered completely useless.

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Tarcísio (Low) 1 year ago

It's very difficult because if you use a machine, the client might move, but it's not impossible.

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NMS (No chance) 1 year ago

It'll be a long time before anyone trusts a robot with a razor blade near their neck. Robots still lack dexterity, and people seem to underestimate how insanely good humans are at hand-eye coordination. Also, people like their barber's being human. It's a very personal job and hairstyles are an expression of individuality for some.

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Johnny (Highly likely) 2 years ago

Robots can make this process much more accurate and efficient

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Zielony Kapelusznik (Low) 2 years ago

I think that no robotic "hands" will be able to replace human hands in styling hair or cutting hair. After all, it wouldn't be very safe, due to the risk of injuring the person being cut, because even with perfect accuracy, the software may just not be able to adjust the way of cutting to each client's head.

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Aakash (Low) 2 years ago

I don't think so. The precision of hand control needed to do that is comparable to that of a surgeon.

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Jake 3 years ago

I’ll be surprised if it can even do a skin fade

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oooooo (Low) 3 years ago

Mostly unlikely. Robots do not have the Dexterity for such tasks yet and still far from that stage

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Bernard Everstein (No chance) 4 years ago

not cost effective, high risk factor, artistic decisions, not a chance this job is leaving human hands

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Robotslayer 4 years ago

That's nonsense. Robots cannot have the same attention to detail and dexterity humans have. Maybe in 100 years.

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Mart (No chance) 4 years ago

Robots will highly likely never have the same attention to detail, technique, resourcefulness or dexterity to do a skin fade!

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ben Franklin (Low) 5 years ago

we will probably not be that advanced yet in society

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Chazzadog420 5 years ago

This is reassuring thanks

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