Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 222,550 |
1.1 % |
$ 12.93 |
$ 26,900 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.11 |
$ 10.43 |
$ 12.26 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 17.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,950 |
$ 21,690 |
$ 25,490 |
$ 30,330 |
$ 36,580 |
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:
Top paying industries for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
260 |
0.14 |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,970 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
160 |
0.06 |
$ 16.59 |
$ 34,500 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,380 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 14.46 |
$ 30,080 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
540 |
0.13 |
$ 14.29 |
$ 29,730 |
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.
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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) |
| Texas |
23,280 |
1.92 |
1.20 |
$ 11.48 |
$ 23,880 |
| California |
22,350 |
1.36 |
0.85 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
| Florida |
18,190 |
2.15 |
1.35 |
$ 12.71 |
$ 26,430 |
| New York |
8,810 |
1.01 |
0.63 |
$ 17.15 |
$ 35,670 |
| North Carolina |
7,930 |
1.85 |
1.16 |
$ 11.21 |
$ 23,310 |
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) |
| Alaska |
1,530 |
5.16 |
3.22 |
$ 12.86 |
$ 26,740 |
| Wyoming |
1,190 |
4.54 |
2.84 |
$ 12.65 |
$ 26,320 |
| South Dakota |
1,740 |
4.23 |
2.65 |
$ 11.68 |
$ 24,290 |
| Hawaii |
2,210 |
3.86 |
2.41 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,310 |
| Montana |
1,720 |
3.78 |
2.37 |
$ 12.18 |
$ 25,320 |
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 |
3.86 |
2.41 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,310 |
| District of Columbia |
1,200 |
1.75 |
1.10 |
$ 20.04 |
$ 41,690 |
| New York |
8,810 |
1.01 |
0.63 |
$ 17.15 |
$ 35,670 |
| California |
22,350 |
1.36 |
0.85 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
| Massachusetts |
3,420 |
1.02 |
0.64 |
$ 15.59 |
$ 32,420 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,800 |
0.88 |
0.55 |
$ 17.23 |
$ 35,840 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,230 |
1.73 |
1.08 |
$ 12.00 |
$ 24,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,070 |
1.04 |
0.65 |
$ 15.48 |
$ 32,210 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,090 |
1.72 |
1.07 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 24,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,980 |
1.14 |
0.71 |
$ 12.96 |
$ 26,950 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,770 |
1.90 |
1.19 |
$ 13.34 |
$ 27,750 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
4,280 |
3.59 |
2.24 |
$ 12.83 |
$ 26,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,110 |
1.56 |
0.98 |
$ 11.15 |
$ 23,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,900 |
1.29 |
0.81 |
$ 15.55 |
$ 32,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,070 |
1.32 |
0.82 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,200 |
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) |
| Rapid City, SD |
660 |
10.39 |
6.49 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 23,710 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
530 |
9.28 |
5.80 |
$ 13.78 |
$ 28,670 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
570 |
8.57 |
5.36 |
$ 21.16 |
$ 44,010 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,290 |
8.32 |
5.20 |
$ 11.09 |
$ 23,070 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
260 |
7.50 |
4.69 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 28,050 |
| Brunswick, GA |
280 |
7.14 |
4.46 |
$ 12.38 |
$ 25,750 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
690 |
6.41 |
4.00 |
$ 14.81 |
$ 30,800 |
| St. George, UT |
420 |
6.16 |
3.85 |
$ 12.08 |
$ 25,120 |
| Prescott, AZ |
370 |
5.98 |
3.74 |
$ 14.03 |
$ 29,180 |
| Napa, CA |
390 |
5.67 |
3.54 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,910 |
United States Department of Labor
