Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

123k

Average Age

35.9

Estimated Job Growth

3.71%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$27,406

Average Male Salary

$29,480

Average Female Salary

$26,234

About

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 $27,406 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Clark County (Central)--Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are Lake Cumberland Area Development District (East) PUMA, KY, Clark County (Central)--Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

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Employment and salary information for the Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workforce. Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workforce in 2024 was 122,890 people, of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% were men.

Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks are paid most in Honolulu County--Moanalua to Pearl City PUMA, HI but are relatively concentrated in Lake Cumberland Area Development District (East) PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,371

Male Workforce

± 5.17k

78,519

Female Workforce

± 6.88k

The Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workforce in 2024 was 122,890 people (63.9% women and 36.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −14% between 2014 (142,816) and 2024 (122,890).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($45,753), Rhode Island ($38,567), and Nevada ($36,030).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$27,406

AVERAGE WAGE

#450 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks earned an average of $27,406, $42,472 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.361

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.361, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks and on wages 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 ($57,816).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

123k

2024 Workforce

± 8,603

−5.02%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.3%

This graphic shows the share of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks employed by various industries. Traveler accommodation employs the largest share of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks at 94.1%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 2.87% and Restaurants & Food Services with 2.38%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in the US. The workforce of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in 2024 was 122,890 people, with 63.9% woman, and 36.1% men. The average age of male Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in the workforce is 35.1 and of female Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks is 36.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in 2024 was 122,890 people, with 63.9% woman, and 36.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (27,870 people), 25 to 29 years (19,672 people), and 30 to 34 years (15,880 people). Among them they concentrated 51.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 20.9% of Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workers were Hispanic and 79.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53.7%), Puerto Rican (12)%, and Salvadoran (5.87)%

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Races

In 2024, 51.6% of the Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workforce were White, of which 67.5% were women and 32.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.6%) and Two or More Races (13.8%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (7,308 people), Communications (1,672 people), and Psychology (1,261 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workers were High School or Equivalent (40,203 people), Some college (39,447 people), and Bachelors Degree (18,691 people).

The graphic shows the Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks are expected to see a growth of 3.71% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks.

3.71%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.