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Salon / Spa Manager

Quick Facts

Median Salary$53,603
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth+54.38%
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What They Do

A Salon or Spa Manager manages a hair or beauty salon or a spa providing specialized personal care services. Hires and manages hair stylists, or attendants that provide massages or other treatments at a spa, and oversees customer service. Develops marketing and advertising strategies; develops a consistent style for decor, products and treatments offered. Manages finances, building expenses and equipment maintenance.


Core Tasks:

  • Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.
  • Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.
  • Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs.
  • Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.
  • Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.
  • Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.
  • Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.
  • Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.
  • Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.
  • Evaluate fitness and wellness programs to determine their effectiveness.
  • Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings.
  • Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services.
  • Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices.
  • Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants.
  • Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs.
  • Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners.
  • Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.
  • Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.
  • Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.
  • Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services.
  • Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  • Organize and oversee events such as organized runs or walks.

What to expect as a Salon / Spa Manager

1Earn a High school or GED Diploma

6% of people achieve this level of education.

2Gain skills and experience

See Salon / Spa Manager related courses on Tallo

3Land a job

1317 openings for Salon / Spa Managers

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