SECTOR Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing
Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing
A chair, a clientele and a business of your own.
3 trades
Every route drawn out
Hair and beauty is one of the few trades where self-employment is the norm rather than the exception. Most people qualify at level 2, build a client book working for a salon, then rent a chair or open their own.
Apprenticeships here are hands-on from week one, and your reputation is built on repeat clients rather than qualifications alone.
3 Trades in this sector
Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing
Barber
Cut, fade and shave — a booming trade with low start-up costs and quick self-employment.
- Pay
- £22k–£40k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1.5 years
Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing
Beauty Therapist
Deliver facials, treatments and therapies in salons, spas and your own business.
- Pay
- £21k–£34k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1.5 years
Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing
Hairdresser
Cut, colour and style hair — and build a client book that belongs to you.
- Pay
- £22k–£40k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 2 years