Salon Manager
Impact: Direct
Manages the daily operations of a hair or beauty salon, including staff supervision, client scheduling, inventory management, and ensuring high standards of service and customer satisfaction. Responsible for business growth and profitability.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $50,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $70,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Good
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Business Management
- Inventory Control
- Scheduling Software
- Marketing
- Financial Management
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Problem-solving
- Organization
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Assistant Manager
- Salon Manager
- Regional Manager
- Owner
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High