Managers in customer and personal services

Strong job outlook

Overview

Managers in customer and personal services provide services such as dry cleaning, hairdressing or residential cleaning. This group also includes managers of schools that provide non-vocational instruction in driving, languages, music, dance, art, cooking or fashion.

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of an establishment providing services such as dry cleaning, hairdressing or residential cleaning, or a school providing non-vocational instruction in driving, languages, music, dance, art, cooking or fashion

  • Establish or implement policies and procedures for staff

  • Plan and control budget and inventory

  • Respond to inquiries or complaints and resolve problems

  • Manage contracts for advertising or marketing strategies

  • Hire, train and supervise staff.

Job titles

  • academy of music manager
  • art school manager
  • automobile driver training school manager
  • automobile driving school manager
  • barber shop manager
  • beauty shop manager

Employment prospects

Source: BC Labour Market Outlook 2024 edition

Annual salary

Low

$44,277

Median

$60,170

High

$150,413

Job openings

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Strong job outlook

British Columbia

1,180

expected job openings (5-year forecast)

Education and training

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.

  • A college diploma or vocational certificate in the subject of instruction may be required.

  • One to three years of experience in the service being offered are usually required.

Certification requirements

  • No certification requirements

Post-secondary programs in B.C.

No post-secondary education required

No post-secondary education required. You can work in this career without post-secondary education. Some on the job training may be provided. With additional training or experience, you may be able to progress into higher level, supervisory or management positions.

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