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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 248,440 |
0.9 % |
$11.32 |
$23,530 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.40 |
$9.22 |
$10.61 |
$12.38 |
$15.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,470 |
$19,190 |
$22,070 |
$25,750 |
$31,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Traveler Accommodation |
233,240 |
12.14 |
$11.28 |
$23,470 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
4,150 |
7.77 |
$10.86 |
$22,580 |
| Activities Related to Real Estate |
1,780 |
0.27 |
$12.71 |
$26,430 |
| Employment Services |
1,450 |
0.04 |
$11.36 |
$23,630 |
| Lessors of Real Estate |
1,020 |
0.18 |
$12.01 |
$24,980 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
(8) |
(8) |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers |
420 |
0.14 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
210 |
0.05 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
170 |
0.01 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
50 |
(7) |
$12.93 |
$26,890 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
25,190 |
1.58 |
0.89 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Texas |
20,570 |
1.75 |
0.99 |
$10.00 |
$20,790 |
| Florida |
18,910 |
2.30 |
1.30 |
$11.16 |
$23,220 |
| New York |
11,060 |
1.22 |
0.69 |
$14.81 |
$30,790 |
| North Carolina |
8,950 |
2.12 |
1.20 |
$10.39 |
$21,620 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
2,250 |
5.38 |
3.04 |
$10.75 |
$22,350 |
| Wyoming |
1,470 |
5.32 |
3.01 |
$11.68 |
$24,290 |
| North Dakota |
1,840 |
4.32 |
2.44 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| Nevada |
5,010 |
3.94 |
2.23 |
$14.74 |
$30,660 |
| Montana |
1,790 |
3.94 |
2.22 |
$10.80 |
$22,470 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
2,360 |
3.74 |
2.11 |
$19.72 |
$41,010 |
| District of Columbia |
1,120 |
1.59 |
0.90 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| New York |
11,060 |
1.22 |
0.69 |
$14.81 |
$30,790 |
| Nevada |
5,010 |
3.94 |
2.23 |
$14.74 |
$30,660 |
| Massachusetts |
3,760 |
1.09 |
0.61 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,970 |
1.06 |
0.60 |
$16.76 |
$34,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,650 |
1.10 |
0.62 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
4,120 |
3.52 |
1.99 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,960 |
1.59 |
0.90 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,840 |
1.31 |
0.74 |
$9.93 |
$20,650 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
3,810 |
4.08 |
2.30 |
$15.98 |
$33,240 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,700 |
1.52 |
0.86 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,380 |
1.33 |
0.75 |
$10.27 |
$21,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,350 |
0.92 |
0.52 |
$11.44 |
$23,780 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,870 |
1.48 |
0.84 |
$11.09 |
$23,070 |
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