Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are most often employed by the Traveler accommodation industry. The average yearly wage for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks was $19,980 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks by wage are Nonfarm animal caretakers, Personal care aides and Models, demonstrators, & product promoters. Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations category, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers; Switchboard operators, including answering service; Telephone operators; Communications equipment operators, all other; Bill & account collectors; and Billing & posting clerks.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL and Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL, Disney-International Drive Region PUMA, FL and La Plata, Montezuma, Gunnison, Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale & San Juan Counties PUMA, CO.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Traveler accommodation is the industry that employs the most Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks, by average wage, is Travel arrangements & reservation services. Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are paid most in Central Oahu PUMA, HI but are relatively concentrated in Miami-Dade (South/Outside Urban Development Boundary) & Monroe Counties PUMA, FL.
Demographic information on Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in the US. The average age of male Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in the workforce is 35.9 and of female Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks is 34.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks is White.
Data on higher education choices for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks need more than the average amount of Programming, Service Orientation, and Management of Personnel Resources.
Projections on wages and job growth for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are expected to see a growth of 4.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.