Washington·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9179

Best Personal Service Manager, All Other programs in Washington, ranked by enrollment

All personal service managers not listed.

55 schools in Washington run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,307 people a year. The job pays a median of $75,700 in Washington across about 50 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSpa ManagerSpa DirectorSalon ManagerFitness DirectorFitness CoordinatorFitness and Wellness DirectorFitness and Wellness CoordinatorSpa and Guest Experience Director
Graduates / yr
5,307
in Washington
Median pay · Washington
$75,700
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
50
people employed
Schools
55
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
45%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,653
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Washington that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

6 programs in Washington that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Washington (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Washington page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
13,309
62.4%
45$43,506$25,000
21,758
33.1%
36$44,700$24,000
3149
2.8%
5$34,218$23,364
462
1.2%
5$43,803$23,374
527
0.5%
6$43,506$25,000
62
0.0%
1$34,218$23,364

Top 25 schools in Washington

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 24 of the 55 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Washington State University
Pullman, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
500Business Administration and Management, General$52,63660%87%
2Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
378Business/Commerce, General$54,54086%$30,00682%
3Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
338Business Administration and Management, General$45,13843%91%
4University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
299Business Administration and Management, General$49,00485%39%
5Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
259Business Administration and Management, General$49,79154%91%
6University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
237Business Administration and Management, General$49,00465%91%
7Seattle University
Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
226Business Administration and Management, General$46,59876%$31,90077%
8Clark College
Vancouver, WA Public · 3 feeder programs
198Business/Commerce, General$40,31339%
9Green River College
Auburn, WA Public · 3 feeder programs
174Business/Commerce, General39%
10City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
150Business Administration and Management, General$79,592$35,049
11Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
143Business/Commerce, General36%
12Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA Public · 3 feeder programs
137Business/Commerce, General31%
13Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
132Business Administration and Management, General38%
14Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
128Business/Commerce, General29%
15Everett Community College
Everett, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
120Business/Commerce, General37%
16Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
115Business Administration and Management, General$52,91969%$19,94478%
17Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
113Business/Commerce, General$40,86332%
18Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
107Business Administration and Management, General$48,41133%
19University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
104Business Administration and Management, General$49,00463%83%
20South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA Public · 2 feeder programs
90Business/Commerce, General44%
21Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General$53,40265%93%
22Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA Public · 4 feeder programs
69Business/Commerce, General36%
23Highline College
Des Moines, WA Public · 5 feeder programs
67Business/Commerce, General35%
24Whitworth University
Spokane, WA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
67Business Administration and Management, General$47,24171%$23,51090%
25Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
65Business/Commerce, General32%

All 55 schools in Washington

Every school in Washington with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Washington that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Washington State UniversityPullmanPublic5002
Gonzaga UniversitySpokanePrivate not-for-profit3782
Eastern Washington UniversityCheneyPublic3381
University of Washington - Seattle CampusSeattlePublic2991
Central Washington UniversityEllensburgPublic2592
University of Washington - Bothell CampusBothellPublic2371
Seattle UniversitySeattlePrivate not-for-profit2262
Clark CollegeVancouverPublic1983
Green River CollegeAuburnPublic1743
City University of SeattleSeattlePrivate not-for-profit1501
Bellevue CollegeBellevuePublic1432
Pierce College DistrictLakewoodPublic1373
Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla WallaPublic1322
Edmonds CollegeLynnwoodPublic1282
Everett Community CollegeEverettPublic1202

What personal service managers, all other earn in Washington

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Washington
$75,700
Mean annual
$75,810
Jobs in state
50
What the range looks like
10th pct$48,490Median$75,70090th pct$105,180
Versus the national median
+8.5%

U.S. median $69,770. Washington pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.22×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$74,040median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.5%
Faster than average
Openings per year
2,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,600
25,100 → 26,700
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Personal Service Managers, All Other page.

How to become a Personal Service Manager, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Washington

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 7 majors mapped to Personal Service Managers, All Other7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0412Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0212Retail Management
  • 52.0703Small Business Administration/Management
  • 52.0901Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • 52.0903Tourism and Travel Services Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing personal service managers, all other programs in Washington.

What degree do you need to become a Personal Service Manager, All Other?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 3,309 degrees in Washington in 2024-25, 62.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Personal Service Manager, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Hospitality Administration/Management, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. Together they graduate about 5,307 people a year in Washington.

How much do personal service managers, all other earn in Washington?+

The median is $75,700 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.5% above the U.S. median of $69,770. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for personal service managers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +6.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 2,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Washington?+

55 institutions in Washington reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do personal service managers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Spa Manager, Spa Director, Salon Manager, Fitness Director, Fitness Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness Director among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9179.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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