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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.
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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:
Top paying industries for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
United States Department of Labor
