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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$35070	43600	3.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$35070

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

43600

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

3.7%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Maintain financial or account records.
Discuss goods or services information with customers or patrons.
Clean facilities or equipment.
Arrange food for serving.
Prepare employee work schedules.
Supervise clerical or administrative personnel.
Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.
Calculate costs of goods or services.
Execute sales or other financial transactions.
Collect deposits, payments or fees.
Distribute materials to employees or customers.
Discuss account status or activity with customers or patrons.
Operate communications equipment or systems.
Report maintenance or equipment problems to appropriate personnel.
Make travel, accommodations, or entertainment arrangements for others.
Refer customers to appropriate personnel.
Provide information to coworkers.
Store items.
Sort mail.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Make and confirm reservations.
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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