First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

Median salary

$48,590

Average salary

$52,360

Employment

114,110

Projected growth

6.7% growth

Annual openings

16,300

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Do

Supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: Less than 5 years
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 24.7%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 3 of 5

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.8/5
English Languageimportance 4.3/5
Administration and Managementimportance 4.2/5
Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.8/5
Psychologyimportance 3.8/5
Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.7/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5
Administrativeimportance 3.5/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Contact With Others5.0/5
Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.9/5
Telephone Conversations4.8/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers98% skill match
Gambling Managers97% skill match
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance97% skill match
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers97% skill match
Residential Advisors97% skill match
Administrative Services Managers97% skill match
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents96% skill match
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers96% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.8/5
Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
Time Managementimportance 3.8/5
Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.8/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.6/5
Persuasionimportance 3.5/5
Instructingimportance 3.3/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Leadership Orientation
Dependability
Social Orientation
Cooperation
Integrity
Self-Control
Optimism

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

EnterprisingHigh
ConventionalHigh
SocialMedium
RealisticMedium
InvestigativeLow
ArtisticLow

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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where first-line supervisors of personal service workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).