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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

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.

Median salary

$34,270

Typical range

$27k – $45k

Job outlook

+4% (faster than average)

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $26,600

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

    Established

    $34,270

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

    Senior

    $39,495

Key skills

A typical day

  • Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  • Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  • Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  • Make and confirm reservations.
  • Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.

Fields of study

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