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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

43-4081 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.


National estimates for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Industry profile for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Geographic profile for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

National estimates for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
243,180 0.9 % $ 14.57 $ 30,300 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.71 $ 12.32 $ 13.90 $ 16.53 $ 18.20
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,280 $ 25,630 $ 28,910 $ 34,380 $ 37,860


Industry profile for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation 223,840 13.26 $ 14.50 $ 30,150
Real Estate 4,500 0.25 $ 16.65 $ 34,630
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 3,910 6.39 $ 14.12 $ 29,370
Employment Services 2,270 0.06 $ 14.76 $ 30,700
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 1,810 0.14 $ 13.54 $ 28,170

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation 223,840 13.26 $ 14.50 $ 30,150
Rooming and Boarding Houses 770 7.69 $ 13.63 $ 28,350
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 3,910 6.39 $ 14.12 $ 29,370
Gambling Industries 890 0.44 $ 14.93 $ 31,060
Real Estate 4,500 0.25 $ 16.65 $ 34,630

Top paying industries for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,190 0.04 $ 17.48 $ 36,350
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 270 0.13 $ 17.30 $ 35,980
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 670 0.01 $ 17.25 $ 35,870
Amusement Parks and Arcades 410 0.21 $ 17.23 $ 35,830
Special Food Services (8) (8) $ 17.13 $ 35,640


Geographic profile for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 24,840 1.41 0.86 $ 17.63 $ 36,670
Florida 21,670 2.35 1.43 $ 14.68 $ 30,540
Texas 20,800 1.60 0.97 $ 12.66 $ 26,340
New York 8,550 0.94 0.57 $ 20.02 $ 41,650
North Carolina 8,320 1.79 1.09 $ 12.95 $ 26,930


Map of location quotient of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 2,430 4.96 3.02 $ 14.29 $ 29,720
Wyoming 1,320 4.91 2.98 $ 13.72 $ 28,540
North Dakota 1,850 4.56 2.77 $ 14.13 $ 29,390
South Dakota 1,780 4.09 2.49 $ 13.12 $ 27,280
New Mexico 3,140 3.83 2.33 $ 13.28 $ 27,620


Map of annual mean wages of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 2,210 3.72 2.26 $ 25.21 $ 52,430
New York 8,550 0.94 0.57 $ 20.02 $ 41,650
District of Columbia 730 1.05 0.64 $ 19.77 $ 41,110
Massachusetts 2,840 0.80 0.48 $ 18.53 $ 38,530
California 24,840 1.41 0.86 $ 17.63 $ 36,670



Map of employment of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,290 1.19 0.73 $ 17.65 $ 36,710
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,210 0.79 0.48 $ 21.01 $ 43,690
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,360 2.04 1.24 $ 15.33 $ 31,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 5,130 3.95 2.41 $ 15.27 $ 31,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,030 1.32 0.80 $ 13.41 $ 27,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,910 1.11 0.68 $ 14.93 $ 31,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,320 1.42 0.86 $ 13.10 $ 27,250
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 3,630 3.55 2.16 $ 15.92 $ 33,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,630 1.20 0.73 $ 16.44 $ 34,200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,080 1.13 0.69 $ 13.79 $ 28,680


Map of location quotient of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ocean City, NJ 600 14.97 9.10 $ 15.02 $ 31,240
Flagstaff, AZ 710 11.49 6.98 $ 15.00 $ 31,200
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 610 8.36 5.08 $ 26.51 $ 55,140
Rapid City, SD 560 7.98 4.86 $ 13.02 $ 27,080
Santa Fe, NM 480 7.96 4.84 $ 14.56 $ 30,280
Hot Springs, AR 270 7.14 4.34 $ 12.25 $ 25,480
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,220 7.09 4.31 $ 12.95 $ 26,940
St. George, UT 470 5.91 3.59 $ 13.76 $ 28,610
Brunswick, GA 250 5.88 3.57 $ 12.03 $ 25,020
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 440 5.59 3.40 $ 12.16 $ 25,280


Map of annual mean wages of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 610 8.36 5.08 $ 26.51 $ 55,140
Urban Honolulu, HI 1,020 2.40 1.46 $ 25.38 $ 52,790
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,210 0.79 0.48 $ 21.01 $ 43,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,100 0.98 0.60 $ 19.85 $ 41,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,940 1.23 0.75 $ 19.77 $ 41,110
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,750 0.65 0.39 $ 18.97 $ 39,460
Napa, CA 340 4.63 2.81 $ 18.91 $ 39,330
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,830 0.90 0.55 $ 18.39 $ 38,250
Santa Rosa, CA 480 2.36 1.43 $ 18.35 $ 38,160
Barnstable Town, MA 290 2.87 1.74 $ 18.21 $ 37,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,180 9.56 5.81 $ 17.86 $ 37,150
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,080 9.61 5.84 $ 15.46 $ 32,160
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 950 6.17 3.75 $ 12.97 $ 26,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 940 6.78 4.12 $ 11.93 $ 24,820
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 910 6.29 3.82 $ 14.55 $ 30,260

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 830 10.47 6.37 $ 14.42 $ 29,990
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 600 9.90 6.02 $ 16.73 $ 34,800
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,080 9.61 5.84 $ 15.46 $ 32,160
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,180 9.56 5.81 $ 17.86 $ 37,150
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 520 9.41 5.72 $ 13.74 $ 28,570

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 590 6.01 3.65 $ 23.55 $ 48,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 290 4.67 2.84 $ 18.94 $ 39,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,180 9.56 5.81 $ 17.86 $ 37,150
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 600 9.90 6.02 $ 16.73 $ 34,800
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 60 1.91 1.16 $ 16.67 $ 34,680


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023