Lodging Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$69,250
United States, 2025
Employment
42,620
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
- O*NET code
- 11-9081.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
- Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
- Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
- Greet and register guests.
- Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
- Manage and maintain temporary or permanent lodging facilities.
- Train staff members.
- Observe and monitor staff performance to ensure efficient operations and adherence to facility's policies and procedures.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$40,070
25th percentile
$49,530
75th percentile
$94,030
90th percentile
$128,880
Most important skills
- Service Orientation4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Writing3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Negotiation3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Persuasion | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Instructing | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Lodging ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $129,230 | 220 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $115,190 | 70 | 2025 |
| HI | $114,070 | 200 | 2025 |
| NJ | $107,720 | 450 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $106,940 | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | $106,630 | 110 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $106,040 | 110 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | $102,180 | 40 | 2025 |
| WA | $101,350 | 450 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $100,350 | 80 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $98,300 | 120 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $97,860 | — | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $97,390 | 60 | 2025 |
| MA | $97,350 | — | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $96,470 | 390 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $95,640 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $94,460 | 190 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $94,030 | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $93,720 | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | $91,750 | 1,100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.