Occupation
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.
$35,070 medianHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 43-4081.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Make and confirm reservations.
- 02Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
- 03Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
- 04Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
- 05Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
- 06Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
- 07Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
- 08Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
- 09Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
- 10Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
- 11Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
- 12Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Front Desk AgentFront Desk ClerkGuest Service Representative (GSR)Guest Services Agent (GSA)Desk ClerkFront Desk AssociateFront Desk AttendantFront Desk ReceptionistHotel Desk ClerkReservationist
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsAdministration and ManagementMathematicsSales and Marketing
Skills that carry over from service
Social PerceptivenessService OrientationCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesInstructing