Barber schools use instructors to teach students hairstyling and haircutting techniques, hygiene and sanitation, chemistry, shaving, salesmanship, product knowledge and shop management procedures. Barber instructors start out working as barbers and then take courses to learn these practical, operational and instructional practices. Barber instructors must complete at least nine months of classroom and training before becoming barbers — on top of having a high school diploma. The instructors must then work as a barber for a minimum of 1, hours within three years, according to the state of Maine, and then complete 1, hours of barber instructor coursework from a barber or cosmetology school. They must also complete 12 hours of coursework on teaching methods. Other states have similar requirements. Other key qualifications for barber instructors include physical stamina, creativity, and communication, supervisory and organizational skills. Barber instructors earn more as the gain expe...