Social Services
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.
Median salary (BLS)
$48,590
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$34k – $75k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $87,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Entry / Junior
$34,010
~2 yrs to advance
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Established
$48,590
~3 yrs to advance
Senior First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
Senior
$61,960
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Social Services
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
- Columbia University4% admit · $103,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.