Business & Finance
Lodging Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
Median salary (BLS)
$69,250
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$40k – $129k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Lodging Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Lodging Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Lodging Managers
Entry / Junior
$40,070
~2 yrs to advance
Lodging Managers
Established
$69,250
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Lodging Managers
Senior
$99,065
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
- •Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
- •Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
- •Greet and register guests.
- •Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.