Now Hiring Founding Pros
Your Book, Full.
Your Tips, All Yours.
Kept brings barbers, stylists, nail techs and makeup artists to members' homes and offices. You drive your own car and bring your own tools. We fill your day, route it, and pay you every hour you're on the clock.
$12 An Hour, Plus Commission, Plus Every Tip.
Apply In Five MinutesWho You'll Work With
Real Chairs. Real Members.
Why Pros Choose Kept
Everything A Chair Gives You, Without The Chair.
No Chair Rent
No weekly booth fee, no product bill, no booking software to pay for. Your liability insurance is covered.
A Booked, Routed Day
Members are on monthly plans with standing slots. The app builds your route by zip code, so you're cutting, not driving.
The Same Clients
You see the same members every two to four weeks. Their cuts, notes and photos are saved, so every visit starts where the last one ended.
W-2, With A Floor
You're an employee, not a gig. Slow Tuesday? You still earn $12 an hour on every scheduled hour, plus commission and tips.
Office Chair Days
Eight to twelve cuts at one stop with no drive in between. These are the best-paying days on the calendar.
A Real Career Path
Commission rises from 30% to 34% to 38% as you build your book. Kept Academy tracks your courses, badges and levels, and city leads are hired from our Master Pros.
How Pay Works
Four Parts, Every Paycheck.
The hourly floor covers every scheduled hour, including drive time between stops. Commission is a share of everything you book: membership visits, add-ons, events and walk-up bookings. Tips go straight to you through the app. Mileage is reimbursed at the IRS rate and isn't taxed.
At a full schedule, you keep roughly half of what you book before tips, and you pay nothing for rent, product or insurance. Compare that with the 60–80% a gig app pays, before you cover your own gas, supplies, self-employment tax and the hours nobody books.
Typical Texas pay for barbers runs about $14 to $16 an hour (BLS, May 2025). A full-time Kept Pro barber earns about $40 an hour with tips.
Career Levels
Your Commission Grows With Your Book.
Pro
Current Texas license, skills audition, background and driving check, two days of paid training. You start with a routed book.
Senior Pro
After six months, with a 4.8+ rating, 85% of your members kept, and a full schedule.
Master Pro
After 18 months, with a 4.9 rating. You train and audit new pros and take the events and the hardest clients. City leads come from here.
Open Roles
Hiring In All Four Cities.
| Role | Texas License | What You Do | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| BarberKept Barber | Class A Barber or Cosmetology Operator | Cuts, beards, hot-towel shaves at homes and offices; office chair days | $12/hr + 30–38% + tipsFull or part time |
| Beauty proKept Beauty | Cosmetology Operator | Blowouts, cuts and styling, polish manicures and pedicures | $12/hr + 30–38% + tipsFull or part time |
| Nail techKept Beauty | Manicurist or Cosmetology Operator | Polish manicures and basin pedicures, bridal and party nails | $12/hr + 30–38% + tipsPart time |
| Makeup artistKept Beauty | Esthetician or Cosmetology Operator | Event and bridal makeup, brow shaping | $12/hr + 30–38% + tipsWeekends, events |
| Kids' stylistKept Jr. | Barber or Cosmetology Operator | Kids' and teens' cuts, girls' styling and braids, at-home birthday parties | $12/hr + 30–38% + tipsAfter school, weekends |
| Nurse injectorGlow Club | Texas RN, NP or PA | Neurotoxin treatments at homes and hosted parties, under physician delegation through our medical partner | RN $55–$65/hr · NP or PA $70–$85/hr, plus 10% of treatment revenue and tips3-hour party minimum · Part time |
| City lead | Licensed pro preferred | Runs a side in one city: routes, hiring, quality, office accounts | Salary + growth bonusFull time |
| Scheduling coordinator | None | Builds routes, fills cancellations, keeps members and pros on time | SalaryFull time |
How Hiring Works
From Application To Your First Route.
Apply
Five minutes: your city, role, license number and a few photos of your work.
License Check
We confirm your license with TDLR the same day.
Video Call
Fifteen minutes with your city lead about schedule and specialties.
Paid Audition
About an hour on a live model. We pay you for it.
Background Check
Criminal background and driving record, because you'll be in members' homes.
Paid Training
Two days, then the Kept Academy: short lessons, quizzes and badges on the service standard, the app, in-home etiquette and kids' safety rules.
Ride-Along
A week alongside a Master Pro, on the clock.
Your Route
Your first members are booked and your day is routed.
You Bring
- A current Texas license
- A reliable car with insurance
- A smartphone
- Your own clippers, shears and tools
Kept Gives You
- A Kept starter kit: cape, apron, portable chair or table, light, sanitation kit, nail basin
- Liability insurance
- Members, booking and routing
- Paid training and a level-up path
Bonuses
Bring Your People.
$500 Referral Bonus
Refer a licensed pro who joins Kept. Paid after they've been with us 90 days.
$50 For Every Client You Bring
Bring your book. Every existing client who joins a Kept plan earns you $50, and they stay on your route.
Founding Pro Status
Pros who start before launch in each city get first pick of zones and schedules.
Questions Pros Ask
FAQ
Am I an employee or a contractor?
An employee (W-2). Kept withholds taxes, pays the employer share, covers your liability insurance and guarantees an hourly floor on every scheduled hour.
Can I choose my hours?
Yes. You set your availability in blocks: full time at about 40 hours, or part time from 20. Members book into your open slots, and you know your route the night before.
Do I keep my own clients?
Bring them. Clients who join a Kept plan stay on your route, and you earn $50 for each one.
Can I do color, gel or waxing?
Not in a client's home. Texas rules for in-home services don't allow color, chemical services or waxing, and gel isn't clearly covered. Those services will come with Kept salon vans later.
Is it safe to work in people's homes?
Every member is verified with a card on file, every visit has live check-in, and you can end any visit that doesn't feel right. A parent or guardian is home for every visit with a minor.
How do tips work?
Members tip in the app after each visit, and 100% goes to you on your next paycheck. Cash tips are yours too.
How does injector pay compare to a med spa?
Salaried med spa nurses average about $39 an hour, and contract injectors typically ask $50 to $100 an hour per service. Kept RNs start at $55 an hour, NPs and PAs at $70, and you also earn 10% of the treatment revenue you deliver. At 12 treatments a week averaging $240, that is about $288 a week on top of your hourly pay. We bring the members and the schedule, so you are not selling or driving between clients.
Who are the nurse injectors employed by?
Injectables are a medical service. Nurse injectors work with Kept's physician-owned medical partner, under written protocols and physician delegation as Texas requires.