Career
Lodging managers
Make sure every guest at a hotel is looked after.
$69,250
Median pay
+3.8%
Job growth, 2025–35
5,500
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $69,250 a year and 5,500 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Hospitality ManagementSee the degree →
- Hospitality Administration/Management, GeneralCIP 52.0901
- Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementCIP 52.0904
- Restaurant/Food Services ManagementCIP 52.0905
- Resort ManagementCIP 52.0906
- Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant ManagementCIP 52.0909
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,070 · +1.8%
- Concierges$38,950 · +2.6%
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,990 · +3.7%
- Facilities Managers$106,660 · +4.6%
- Spa Managers
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.