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Lodging Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
Other titles employers use
Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper · Front Desk Manager · Front Office Director · Front Office Manager · Guest Relations Manager · Guest Services Manager · Hotel Manager · Night Manager
Inside the work
What you would actually do.
6 responsibilities that define the role, before job titles and workplaces change the details.
- Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
- Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
- Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
- Greet and register guests.
- Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
- Manage and maintain temporary or permanent lodging facilities.
Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to persuading, organizing and helping work.
- Persuading
- Leading, selling, starting projects, or making a case
- Organizing
- Creating order, checking details, and keeping work accurate
Skills and strengths
What you would get good at.
Compare the skills the work relies on, the subjects behind it, and the abilities that make it easier to learn.
Core skills
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Reading Comprehension
Subjects to know
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
Useful strengths
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
Working day
Picture yourself doing it.
These measures show how much of the day involves people, movement, conversation, and hands-on work.
| Measure | Out of 5 | What that means here |
|---|---|---|
| Close to other people | 3.0 | Largely your own space |
| On your feet | 3.1 | Up and down through the day |
| Talking face to face | 4.8 | Continuous — the job is conversations |
| Working with your hands | 1.8 | Little of the day |
Preparation
How people prepare for this work.
Employers usually ask for a high school diploma. Other routes may also lead into the field.
- A four-year degree 72%
- High school or less 19%
- A certificate or some college 6%
- A two-year degree 3%
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Electronic mail software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Web page creation and editing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Office suite software
- Presentation software
- Word processing software
- Facilities management software
Opportunity near you
See where this work is growing.
Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 8,700
- Job openings each year
- 920
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 20.8%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 8,700 | 920 | 20.8% |
| Texas | 4,910 | 520 | 21.5% |
| New York | 4,900 | 120 | 31.7% |
| Florida | 4,880 | 510 | 20.5% |
| Ohio | 1,840 | 180 | 7.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,520 | 150 | 7.0% |
| Washington | 1,400 | 180 | 26.1% |
| Oregon | 1,390 | 150 | 24.1% |
| Colorado | 1,290 | 130 | 17.3% |
| Wisconsin | 1,280 | 140 | 23.1% |
| Illinois | 1,210 | 130 | 27.4% |
| Indiana | 1,180 | 120 | 12.4% |
| Michigan | 1,180 | 120 | 5.4% |
| Virginia | 1,180 | 120 | 7.3% |
| Arizona | 1,140 | 120 | 11.8% |
| Tennessee | 1,120 | 120 | 23.1% |
| Iowa | 990 | 100 | 16.5% |
| Louisiana | 910 | 90 | 11.0% |
| South Carolina | 740 | 70 | 7.2% |
| Maine | 730 | 70 | 2.8% |
| Nevada | 700 | 70 | 20.7% |
| New Mexico | 700 | 80 | 40.0% |
| New Jersey | 680 | 60 | −16.0% |
| Arkansas | 670 | 70 | 9.8% |
| Montana | 640 | 70 | 16.4% |
| Nebraska | 600 | 60 | 25.0% |
| Vermont | 580 | 60 | 18.4% |
| Alabama | 570 | 60 | 16.3% |
| Maryland | 570 | 60 | 11.8% |
| Utah | 560 | 60 | 24.4% |
| Wyoming | 550 | 60 | 27.9% |
| Mississippi | 510 | 50 | −5.6% |
| Kansas | 500 | 50 | 13.6% |
| Minnesota | 490 | 50 | 11.4% |
| North Carolina | 480 | 50 | 17.1% |
| Oklahoma | 470 | 50 | 20.5% |
| South Dakota | 390 | 40 | 11.4% |
| Puerto Rico | 380 | 40 | 18.8% |
| Idaho | 350 | 40 | 20.7% |
| District of Columbia | 290 | 30 | 20.8% |
| New Hampshire | 280 | 30 | 12.0% |
| Massachusetts | 270 | 30 | 12.5% |
| Alaska | 260 | 30 | 8.3% |
| Connecticut | 250 | 30 | 31.6% |
| North Dakota | 240 | 30 | 20.0% |
| West Virginia | 240 | 20 | 4.3% |
| Missouri | 220 | 20 | 10.0% |
| Rhode Island | 190 | 20 | 26.7% |
| Delaware | 140 | 20 | 16.7% |
| Guam | 130 | 20 | 30.0% |
| Kentucky | 130 | 10 | 8.3% |
| Virgin Islands | 20 | 0 | — |
Career to college
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Start with a related major, then compare colleges where students complete that field.
Where to study
Colleges with strong activity in these fields.
Start with program size, admission, and likely cost. Open a college for the full picture.
University of Central Florida
- Degrees each year
- 568
- Admit rate
- 40%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college FLFlorida International University
- Degrees each year
- 499
- Admit rate
- 59%
- Annual cost after aid
- $11,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college NVUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Degrees each year
- 425
- Admit rate
- 96%
- Annual cost after aid
- $11,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college NYCornell University
- Degrees each year
- 290
- Admit rate
- 8%
- Annual cost after aid
- $7,000
Program entryFirst-year program admission
Open college FLFlorida State University
- Degrees each year
- 225
- Admit rate
- 25%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college CACalifornia State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Degrees each year
- 208
- Admit rate
- 74%
- Annual cost after aid
- $11,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college TXUniversity of Houston
- Degrees each year
- 182
- Admit rate
- 70%
- Annual cost after aid
- $13,000
Program entryOpen major
Open college SCUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia
- Degrees each year
- 150
- Admit rate
- 61%
- Annual cost after aid
- $20,000
Program entryOpen major
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