Hotel Manager

Specialties: Boarding or Rooming House Mgrs, Facilities (Other) Managers, Other Facilities Managers.

What does a Hotel Manger do?

• Lodging Managers direct the day-to-day business operations of hotels and motels to serve their patrons successfully.
• These activities include front office, kitchen, dining rooms, housekeeping, accounting and purchasing departments.
• Common to any Manager's job is the profitable administration of the establishment's activities.
• Specific duties vary according to the size, type, and location of the business.
• Managers in large hotels and motels mostly concentrate on administration, while managers of small firms may perform clerical work, relieve the Desk Clerk or PBX Operator, perform cleaning tasks, and do general building repairs. These Managers must spend some time in community affairs.

Salary and Employment Outlook:

EDD Labor Market Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Career Info Net

Typical Employers:

When working for resorts and motels in remote areas their duties are more varied. Motels often recruit for mature couples for Managers. A self-employed Manager will work in all aspects of the business. Managers of large hotels have mid-management employees to assist with different areas or departments.

Preparation:

Employers are increasingly emphasizing a college education for Lodging Managers, formerly Hotel and Motel Managers. However, experience is generally the first consideration. Management positions are frequently filled by promotion.

Some colleges offer programs in Hotel and Motel Management. College coursework should include Business Administration, Law, Accounting, Economics, and Food Service Management. Experience can be gained by working as a Hotel Desk Clerk , Bell Person, Maid, or Groundskeeper , and then being promoted. Some Hotel Desk Clerks advance to Front Desk Managers and then on to Assistant Manager or Manager.

Educational Program(s):

Hotel and Motel Management

Related Programs: Business Management and Administration, Marketing and Sales

 DVC Certificate Program in Hotel Administration:

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Web Resources:

EDD Labor Market Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook

ONet Online

Career Info Net

The Career Zone

Career Center

CollegeBoard.com

American Hotel and Lodging Association