All About Spa Managers

Position Description Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.

Spa Manager Responsibilities

• Participate in continuing education classes to maintain current knowledge of industry.
• Schedule staff or supervise scheduling.
• Develop or implement marketing strategies.
• Monitor operations to ensure compliance with applicable health, safety, or hygiene standards.
• Establish spa budgets and financial goals.
• Develop staff service or retail goals and guide staff in goal achievement.

Things a Spa Manager Should Know How to Do

When polled, Spa Managers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Types of Spa Managers

• Spa Director/Finance
• Health Spa Manager
• Spa Manager
• Spa Manager/Owner and Certified Massage Therapist
• Spa Manager/Esthetician

Is There Job Demand for Spa Managers?

There were about 276,100 jobs for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in 2016 (in the United States).

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 14.6% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 40,300 new jobs for Spa Managers by 2026. There will be an estimated 31,600 positions for Spa Manager per year.

The states with the most job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers are New York, California, and Florida.

Watch out if you plan on working in Alaska, Wyoming, or Maine. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Spa Manager Average Salary

The typical yearly salary for First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers is somewhere between $24,360 and $63,710. The median salary for this occupation is $38,400.

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Hawaii	$48,910
District of Columbia	$47,850
Massachusetts	$47,390
Washington	$47,370
New York	$46,170
Connecticut	$46,120
New Jersey	$45,850
Vermont	$45,720
Alaska	$45,540
Delaware	$45,470
Virginia	$44,840
North Dakota	$43,990
Florida	$43,780
California	$43,620
Colorado	$43,130
Maryland	$43,090
Rhode Island	$42,860
Texas	$42,240
New Hampshire	$41,250
Illinois	$41,120
Minnesota	$40,900
Nevada	$40,870
North Carolina	$40,680
Pennsylvania	$40,060
Maine	$39,820
South Carolina	$39,770
Georgia	$39,470
Wyoming	$39,120
Arizona	$39,090
Tennessee	$38,810
Ohio	$38,800
Wisconsin	$38,690
Missouri	$38,670
Oregon	$38,550
Michigan	$38,170
Iowa	$37,960
Kansas	$37,920
Nebraska	$37,720
South Dakota	$37,410
Montana	$37,220
New Mexico	$37,130
Louisiana	$36,200
Kentucky	$35,970
Alabama	$35,710
Indiana	$34,420
Arkansas	$34,010
Utah	$33,930
Idaho	$33,750
West Virginia	$32,880
Mississippi	$32,430
Oklahoma	$32,010

What Tools do Spa Managers Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Spa Managers:

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Oracle Taleo
• YouTube
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Facebook
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel

Becoming a Spa Manager

What kind of Spa Manager requirements are there?

What work experience do I need to become a Spa Manager?

Where Spa Managers Are Employed

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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