Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
267,940	1.1 %	$12.47	$25,950	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.82	$10.07	$11.76	$14.02	$17.09
Annual Wage (2)	$18,340	$20,940	$24,470	$29,160	$35,550

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	246,360	12.00	$12.43	$25,850
Real Estate	4,730	0.28	$13.04	$27,120
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	4,160	7.03	$12.42	$25,840
Amusement Parks and Arcades	1,350	0.62	$12.76	$26,550
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	1,130	0.08	$12.83	$26,680

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation	246,360	12.00	$12.43	$25,850
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	4,160	7.03	$12.42	$25,840
Rooming and Boarding Houses	540	4.59	$11.98	$24,910
Amusement Parks and Arcades	1,350	0.62	$12.76	$26,550
Gambling Industries	850	0.38	$12.23	$25,450

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	30	(7)	$17.09	$35,540
Civic and Social Organizations	240	0.06	$15.32	$31,870
Religious Organizations	(8)	(8)	$14.54	$30,240
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	(8)	(8)	$14.28	$29,700
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	730	0.17	$13.65	$28,400

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	26,560	1.53	0.84	$15.03	$31,260
Texas	24,790	1.99	1.09	$11.15	$23,200
Florida	20,900	2.38	1.30	$12.28	$25,540
New York	10,850	1.14	0.62	$16.69	$34,710
North Carolina	9,230	2.07	1.13	$10.75	$22,360

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)
Wyoming	1,670	6.10	3.35	$12.71	$26,450
South Dakota	2,060	4.85	2.66	$11.17	$23,240
Hawaii	3,000	4.72	2.59	$22.16	$46,080
Montana	2,140	4.58	2.51	$11.72	$24,380
Nevada	5,270	3.78	2.07	$14.59	$30,350

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	3,000	4.72	2.59	$22.16	$46,080
District of Columbia	1,390	1.92	1.05	$18.09	$37,630
New York	10,850	1.14	0.62	$16.69	$34,710
Massachusetts	3,870	1.07	0.59	$15.32	$31,870
California	26,560	1.53	0.84	$15.03	$31,260

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,510	0.88	0.48	$17.12	$35,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,330	1.18	0.64	$14.76	$30,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,340	1.73	0.95	$11.67	$24,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,960	1.27	0.70	$12.96	$26,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,470	2.07	1.14	$12.85	$26,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	5,220	4.04	2.21	$12.67	$26,350
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,190	1.70	0.93	$11.41	$23,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,410	1.39	0.76	$14.73	$30,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,370	1.59	0.87	$10.67	$22,190
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	4,070	3.99	2.19	$15.52	$32,270