Career
First-line supervisors of personal service workers
Lead teams in salons, spas and personal services.
$48,590
Median pay
+6.3%
Job growth, 2025–35
12,000
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Train workers in proper operational procedures and functions and explain company policies.
- Meet with managers or other supervisors to stay informed of changes affecting operations.
- Assign work schedules, following work requirements, to ensure quality and timely delivery of service.
- Recruit and hire staff members.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Train workers in proper operational procedures and functions and explain company policies.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $48,590 a year and 12,000 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Salon/Beauty Salon Management/ManagerCIP 12.0412
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,560 · +5.3%
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,100 · +3.2%
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,500 · +0.1%
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,080 · +5.4%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.