What You'll Do

  • Inform staff of job responsibilities, performance expectations, client service standards, or corporate policies and guidelines.
  • Plan or direct spa services and programs.
  • Train staff in the use or sale of products, programs, or activities.
  • Assess employee performance and suggest ways to improve work.
  • Check spa equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Coordinate facility schedules to maximize usage and efficiency.
  • Develop staff service or retail goals and guide staff in goal achievement.
  • Establish spa budgets and financial goals.
  • Inventory products and order new supplies.
  • Monitor operations to ensure compliance with applicable health, safety, or hygiene standards.

Essential Skills

Speaking 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Coordination 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.88/5
Service Orientation 3.88/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.88/5
Active Listening 3.75/5
Persuasion 3.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.75/5
Time Management 3.75/5
Active Learning 3.5/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Dependability, Social Orientation, Leadership Orientation, Cooperation, Achievement Orientation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.62/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Bizlink Salon Manager Booker Software SpaBooker ClienTrak! CRIMPERS Management Software CRIMPERS Salon Software CSI Software Spa Management DaySmart Software Salon Iris Elite Software Elite Salon & Spa Management Elite Software Elite Salon & Spa Payroll Envision Salon Facebook Floydware Rosy Innovative Business Computer Solutions Spa/Salon Manager intelligenz Solutions intelliSpa Leprechaun Spa and Salon Software ManageMySpa Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.69/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Leadership Orientation (High importance: 4.56/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.48/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 4.32/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Day Spa Manager Hair Salon Manager Health Spa Manager Massage Department Manager Med Spa Manager Salon Coordinator Salon Leader Salon Manager Salon Supervisor Spa and Guest Experience Director Spa Director Spa Manager Spa Supervisor Wellness Spa Manager