Lodging Managers

What Lodging Managers Do

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

19.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• English Languageimportance 4.7/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 4.7/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.6/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.5/5
• Mathematicsimportance 4.3/5
• Sales and Marketingimportance 4.3/5
• Administrativeimportance 4.1/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 4.1/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• Telephone Conversations4.9/5
• E-Mail4.9/5
• Contact With Others4.9/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8/5
• Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7/5

Related Careers

• Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
• Concierges
• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Personal Service Managers, All Other
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
• Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
• General and Operations Managers

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling98% skill match
• Funeral Home Managers98% skill match
• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare97% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers97% skill match
• Bartenders96% skill match
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers96% skill match
• Food Service Managers95% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives95% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Service Orientationimportance 4.1/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.0/5
• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 4.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.9/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.8/5
• Instructingimportance 3.8/5
• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Social Orientation
• Leadership Orientation
• Integrity
• Self-Control
• Attention to Detail

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• EnterprisingHigh
• ConventionalHigh
• SocialMedium
• RealisticLow
• ArtisticLow
• InvestigativeLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where lodging managers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Bozeman, MT8.11× national avg
2. 2Sandusky, OH5.47× national avg
3. 3Portland-South Portland, ME5.14× national avg
4. 4Glens Falls, NY4.91× national avg
5. 5Flagstaff, AZ4.89× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersLateral Move
• General and Operations ManagersLateral Move
• Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingLateral Move
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersLateral Move

See the full career path from Lodging Managers →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.