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First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$48,590

United States, 2025

Employment

114,110

United States, 2025

Typical education

Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

O*NET code
39-1022.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

Typical tasks

  • Apply customer feedback to service improvement efforts.
  • 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.

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Salary analysis — United States

$34,010
10th
$39,050
25th
$48,590
Median
$61,100
75th
$75,330
90th

10th percentile

$34,010

25th percentile

$39,050

75th percentile

$61,100

90th percentile

$75,330

Most important skills

  • Active Listening3.9
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.8
  • Time Management3.8
  • Coordination3.8
  • Speaking3.8
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.8
  • Reading Comprehension3.6
  • Service Orientation3.6
  • Persuasion3.5
  • Instructing3.3
  • Writing3.3

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

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Matched

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Missing

20

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Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Active Listening3.93.9Not selected3.9
Critical Thinking3.93.9Not selected3.9
Social Perceptiveness3.83.9Not selected3.9
Management of Personnel Resources3.83.9Not selected3.9
Time Management3.83.8Not selected3.8
Speaking3.83.8Not selected3.8
Coordination3.83.6Not selected3.6
Reading Comprehension3.63.8Not selected3.8
Monitoring3.33.6Not selected3.6
Service Orientation3.63.0Not selected3.0
Persuasion3.53.0Not selected3.0
Writing3.33.1Not selected3.1
Instructing3.33.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.33.0Not selected3.0
Learning Strategies3.13.1Not selected3.1
Active Learning3.13.0Not selected3.0
Complex Problem Solving3.13.0Not selected3.0
Negotiation3.03.0Not selected3.0
Systems Analysis3.02.9Not selected2.9
Systems Evaluation3.02.9Not selected2.9

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Athens, GA$71,840802025
San Jose, CA$64,4904202025
Atlantic City, NJ$63,9002302025
Seattle, WA$63,5609502025
Bellingham, WA$61,990502025
Vineland, NJ$61,8601202025
Ithaca, NY$61,140602025
Napa, CA$61,000502025
RI$60,6804602025
San Francisco, CA$60,5101,2102025
Grants Pass, OR$60,310402025
Santa Cruz, CA$60,080502025
Visalia, CA$60,040802025
WA$59,9801,4402025
Spokane, WA$59,790902025
Kahului, HI$59,680802025
Santa Rosa, CA$59,6101702025
Portland, OR$59,3501,2402025
Fairbanks, AK$59,240302025
Bremerton, WA$59,130302025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.