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Hotel Desk Clerk

Hotel Desk Clerk

  • Perfect for those who love interacting with people and providing excellent service.
  • Ensure smooth guest experiences by managing check-ins, reservations, and payments.
  • Be the friendly face of the hotel, solving problems and enhancing guest stays.
💰 Earn $35K-$43K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

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.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

45,900 Annually

Median Earnings

$37,360 in California
$30,790 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  • Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  • Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  • Make and confirm reservations.
  • Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Influencing or leading others
  • Relating with or serving others
  • Using data or completing tasks

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Time Management

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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