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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in San Diego, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $39,000, with 2,980 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,330 at the 10th percentile to $50,640 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$39,000

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.75

Employment

2,980

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,330
10th
$37,220
25th
$39,000
Median
$45,020
75th
$50,640
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$39,000

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,070

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 11.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,930).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  2. 2.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Service OrientationImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  5. 5.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.0
  12. 12.WritingImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • ASI FrontDesk
  • Blink
  • Delphi Technology
  • Facebook
  • Incident tracking software
  • InnQuest roomMaster
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft Word
  • Property management system PMS software
  • Ramesys Hospitality
  • Resort Data Processing

Common tasks

  • Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  • Make and confirm reservations.
  • Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  • Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  • Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
  • Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  • Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  • Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  • Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  • Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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