Lodging Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-9081.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$69,250
Employment, U.S.42,620
Median hourly wage$33.29
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,070 | $49,530 | $69,250 | $94,030 | $128,880 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 570 | $69,420 | 0.98 |
| Alaska | $80,060 | ||
| Arizona | 680 | $77,670 | 0.77 |
| Arkansas | 480 | $45,870 | 1.35 |
| California | 5,070 | $76,950 | 1.02 |
| Colorado | 1,100 | $91,750 | 1.40 |
| Connecticut | 210 | $76,940 | 0.46 |
| Delaware | 130 | $73,850 | 0.97 |
| District of Columbia | 260 | $75,610 | 1.33 |
| Florida | 4,790 | $69,120 | 1.76 |
| Georgia | 1,580 | $61,060 | 1.18 |
| Hawaii | 200 | $114,070 | 1.16 |
| Idaho | 70 | $65,390 | 0.29 |
| Illinois | 740 | $61,530 | 0.44 |
| Indiana | 570 | $67,070 | 0.64 |
| Iowa | 410 | $59,680 | 0.96 |
| Kansas | 300 | $64,220 | 0.77 |
| Kentucky | $59,440 | ||
| Louisiana | 380 | $63,000 | 0.72 |
| Maine | 740 | $62,400 | 4.19 |
| Maryland | 440 | $73,260 | 0.58 |
| Massachusetts | $97,350 | ||
| Michigan | $58,970 | ||
| Minnesota | 250 | $78,890 | 0.31 |
| Mississippi | 290 | $62,550 | 0.90 |
| Missouri | 170 | $46,880 | 0.21 |
| Montana | 670 | $66,580 | 4.80 |
| Nebraska | 330 | $67,990 | 1.18 |
| Nevada | 490 | $78,110 | 1.14 |
| New Hampshire | 90 | $79,210 | 0.48 |
| New Jersey | 450 | $107,720 | 0.38 |
| New Mexico | 370 | $67,320 | 1.55 |
| New York | 2,880 | $79,460 | 1.09 |
| North Carolina | 1,460 | $63,860 | 1.08 |
| North Dakota | 270 | $62,770 | 2.31 |
| Ohio | 1,490 | $48,690 | 0.98 |
| Oklahoma | 440 | $50,740 | 0.93 |
| Oregon | 1,170 | $63,220 | 2.18 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,980 | ||
| Rhode Island | 110 | $106,630 | 0.78 |
| South Carolina | 640 | $62,990 | 1.01 |
| South Dakota | 310 | $61,920 | 2.45 |
| Tennessee | 610 | $63,050 | 0.67 |
| Texas | 3,900 | $62,000 | 1.01 |
| Utah | $67,060 | ||
| Vermont | 210 | $81,440 | 2.50 |
| Virginia | $66,990 | ||
| Washington | 450 | $101,350 | 0.46 |
| West Virginia | 180 | $72,800 | 0.93 |
| Wisconsin | 1,130 | $73,590 | 1.40 |
| Wyoming | 420 | $61,190 | 5.43 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambling Managers | 1-2 | 0.976 |
| 2 | Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | 4 | 0.974 |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | 1-2 | 0.970 |
| 4 | Spa Managers | 3 | 0.970 |
| 5 | Funeral Home Managers | 3 | 0.966 |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 1-2 | 0.966 |
| 7 | Purchasing Managers | 4 | 0.963 |
| 8 | Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | 4 | 0.963 |
| 9 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 4 | 0.963 |
| 10 | Administrative Services Managers | 3 | 0.962 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Lodging Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchasing Managers | Systems Analysis | 0.88 | 0.963 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | Operations Analysis | 2.88 | 0.963 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Systems Analysis | 1.00 | 0.959 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | Complex Problem Solving | 0.87 | 0.954 |
| Marketing Managers | Operations Analysis | 2.62 | 0.951 |
| Media Programming Directors | Operations Analysis | 2.12 | 0.949 |
| Security Managers | Monitoring | 0.87 | 0.948 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Lodging Managers, excluding software Lodging Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| 9 of 20 | 7.8x | |
| Social media sites | 8 of 20 | 8.6x |
| Google Drive | 9 of 20 | 6.5x |
| Microsoft Dynamics | 11 of 20 | 4.3x |
| Microsoft Publisher | 10 of 20 | 4.9x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | 7 of 20 | 7.9x |
| Microsoft Project | 13 of 20 | 3.0x |
| GroupMe | 6 of 20 | 10.3x |
| Oracle Taleo | 6 of 20 | 9.5x |
| Marketo Marketing Automation | 6 of 20 | 9.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.62 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.50 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.88 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 4.72 | 4.28 |
| Administration and Management | 4.70 | 4.72 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 4.64 | 4.89 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.55 | 5.00 |
| Mathematics | 4.33 | 3.91 |
| Sales and Marketing | 4.25 | 4.83 |
| Administrative | 4.12 | 4.95 |
| Computers and Electronics | 4.10 | 4.79 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.99 | 3.40 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.96 | 3.56 |
| Education and Training | 3.68 | 4.64 |
| Communications and Media | 3.63 | 3.45 |
| Psychology | 3.35 | 3.74 |
| Telecommunications | 2.94 | 2.52 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.89 | 2.63 |
| Law and Government | 2.86 | 2.83 |
| Transportation | 2.66 | 2.00 |
| Food Production | 2.59 | 2.29 |
| Production and Processing | 2.47 | 2.25 |
| Foreign Language | 2.45 | 1.40 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 2.43 | 2.03 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.39 | 2.17 |
| Geography | 2.37 | 2.10 |
| Mechanical | 2.35 | 1.63 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.15 | 2.55 |
| Chemistry | 1.99 | 1.99 |
| Design | 1.84 | 1.49 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.67 | 1.25 |
| Biology | 1.55 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.52 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.37 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.37 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.27 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Originality | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.38 | 2.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Number Facility | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Memorization | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Visualization | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.50 | 1.88 |
| Depth Perception | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Control Precision | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Response Orientation | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Rate Control | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Reaction Time | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Static Strength | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Sound Localization | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Night Vision | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Property management system PMS software in demand
- Facebook hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Anand Systems ASI FrontDesk
- Delphi Technology
- Email software
- Enablez ResortSuite
- Execu/Tech Systems HOTEL Premium
- GraceSoft Easy InnKeeping Suite
- Hotel management system software
- Housekeeping management software
- INN-Client Server Systems ICSS Atrium
- M-Tech Hotel Service Optimization System HotSOS
- MICROS Systems OPERA Enterprise Solution OES
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Payroll software
- RedSky IT Entirety e-Booking
- Silverbyte Systems Optima Property Management System PMS
- TCS Hotel Software Guest Tracker
- UniResMan
- ePOS Business Solutions System 3 POS
- iRez Systems Rezware XP7
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 160 | 8.11 | $73,870 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 410 | 5.14 | $62,400 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 150 | 4.44 | $61,210 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 100 | 3.95 | $62,680 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 120 | 3.71 | $73,610 |
| Bend, OR | 110 | 3.63 | $71,990 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 130 | 2.92 | $71,590 |
| Savannah, GA | 150 | 2.68 | $62,140 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 100 | 2.57 | $63,930 |
| Salinas, CA | 130 | 2.49 | $76,080 |