These statistics cover the career grouping of Technical Occupations in Personal Service (NOC 627), which includes Barbers and Hairdressers.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Other services (except public administration) (99%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 47% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
Women represented 83% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.