First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Career, Salary and Skills
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $48,590 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 114,110. Wage data is published for 371 locations.
Occupation description
Supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.
O*NET code
39-1022.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$48,590
Hourly median
$23.36
Employment
114,110
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Time Management | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Speaking | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Service Orientation | 3.62 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | 3.50 | 3.00 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Take disciplinary action to address performance problems.
- Inspect work areas or operating equipment to ensure conformance to established standards in areas such as cleanliness or maintenance.
- Apply customer feedback to service improvement efforts.
Technology
- Inventory management systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Timekeeping software
- Web browser software
- Work scheduling software
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in TXMedian $45,560 · Employment 11,470
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in CAMedian $56,110 · Employment 9,390
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in PAMedian $47,990 · Employment 8,980
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in New York, NYMedian $58,720 · Employment 8,970
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in NYMedian $58,900 · Employment 8,580
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in FLMedian $47,330 · Employment 6,250
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in WIMedian $46,350 · Employment 4,740
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in NJMedian $54,330 · Employment 4,640
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in MDMedian $51,510 · Employment 4,010
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in Philadelphia, PAMedian $51,560 · Employment 3,730
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in NCMedian $45,400 · Employment 3,510
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers Salary in Houston, TXMedian $46,350 · Employment 3,330
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.