1530 SW 89th
Oklahoma City, OK 73159

Chad Barton's School of Hair Design is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and provides students with hair design training. The Oklahoma school was opened in 2005 by a couple with more than eight years of salon ownership experience.

Students at Chad Barton's School of Hair Design are trained in haircutting, coloring, and styling techniques, and receive instruction in the latest hair design trends and techniques. Individualized instruction is emphasized by the Oklahoma school and its goal is to focus on one stylist at a time. Chad Barton's School of Hair Design is the only school in Southern Oklahoma City that is equipped with individual stations per student.

The Oklahoma school is set in a professional, salon-like environment. Salon services offered by Chad Barton's School of Hair Design include haircuts, coloring, perms and styling. Students perform salon services at the Oklahoma school using professional products from several hair care lines, including TIGI, Paul Mitchell and Matrix.

Quick Facts:

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that full-time training programs in Cosmetology and barbering last about nine months and often lead to an associate degree.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, all graduates from cosmetology schools must pass a state licensing exam following their training program in order to begin managing salons, leasing booth space in salons, or opening their own salons.

Job opportunities for entry level workers in the cosmetology industry are favorable, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Most of the competition in the industry is found at high-end salons.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that more than 40 percent of barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers are self-employed, and either own salons or lease space from a salon's owner.

In 2006, barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers held more than 820,000 jobs in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, barbers and cosmetologists held more than 670,000 jobs.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that employment for personal appearance workers will grow by more than 12 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is above the national average for all occupations. The growth will result from an increasing population and the demand for personal appearance services.

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