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A cut above: meet a hairdresser who expresses his creativity every day at work.(your future)(David Lyle Jones)(Interview)
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Scholastic Choices
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April 1, 2008
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- Golden, Naomi
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Choices continues its profiles of men and women working in occupations atypical of their gender. In this issue, Choices interviewed David Lyle Jones, a hairdresser at Renew salon in New York City. Only 15 percent of all hairdressers are men, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. David has been a hair-care professional for nearly 20 years.
Choices: What led you to become a hairdresser?
David: After receiving a degree in political science and economics in college, I worked as a paralegal. When I realized that I did not want to become a lawyer, I decided that I wanted to work in an industry where I could travel, work anywhere, and choose the hours that I would work. The ...