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.
Tasks Include:
- Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
- Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
- Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
- Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
- Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
- Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
- Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.
- Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
- Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
- Make and confirm reservations.
- Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
- Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
- Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
- Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +15.9%
National: +14.4%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Mid Range ($28,000 - $35,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$28,910.00
State
$28,150.00
Regional
