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SOC 11-9081
This page covers O*NET 11-9081.00 Lodging Managers: planning, directing, or coordinating activities of establishments or departments providing lodging and other accommodations; coordinating front-desk and housekeeping work, setting room rates and budgets, monitoring revenue, assigning employee duties and shifts, training and assessing staff, procuring supplies and outside services, inspecting rooms and public areas, handling guest complaints, and coordinating meetings, banquets, and events with conference clients. Work focuses on on-site lodging management, involves shifts, peak periods, and on-site decisions, and carries responsibility for revenue and service quality. This page excludes adjacent roles such as general and operations managers, administrative services managers, and food service managers.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+25)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
Lodging managers turn accommodation services and revenue targets into operational results: coordinating front-desk and housekeeping work, assigning employee duties and shifts, and training and assessing staff; setting room rates and budgets, monitoring revenue, and recording funds; inspecting rooms and public areas and procuring supplies and outside services; handling guest complaints and coordinating meetings, banquets, and events with conference clients.
The following judgments concern how lodging managers work on site. They do not predict hiring, qualifications, authorization, or contract outcomes.
Sample output and reflection: check whether room status and accounts were verified first, overbooking and complaints were handled under policy, and handover and revenue records were retained. Then ask yourself whether you can stay calm during peaks and shifts, lead a team to meet service standards, and accept responsibility for revenue and service quality.
Lodging manager on this page refers to O*NET 11-9081.00: planning, directing, or coordinating activities of establishments or departments providing lodging and other accommodations. Responsibilities include front-desk and housekeeping coordination, room rates and budgets, revenue monitoring, employee duties, shifts, training and assessment, procurement of supplies and outside services, inspection of rooms and public areas, guest complaints, and coordinating meetings and events with conference clients. Work focuses on on-site lodging management, involves shifts and peak periods, and carries responsibility for revenue and service quality. This page excludes adjacent roles such as general and operations managers, administrative services managers, and food service managers.
Career direction comparison
The following compares lodging managers and adjacent roles by actual work objects, core deliverables, and responsibility boundaries. Titles do not make qualifications interchangeable.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | General and operations managers oversee overall organizational strategy, coordination across departments, and final business results. Lodging managers generally focus on operations and services at a single lodging establishment or department, with narrower authority. | Oversee overall organizational strategy, multi-department coordination, and final business results. | Compare if you prefer overall business management. |
| Administrative Services Managers | Administrative services managers handle administration, procurement, and support activities. Lodging managers also manage front-desk and housekeeping work, revenue, and teams, with more concentrated customer contact and on-site operations. |
AI impact on this career
Editorial trial candidate: use fictional room-status, accounting, and shift information to test statistical organization, schedule comparisons, and draft pricing options. The presence of property or revenue systems does not demonstrate generative AI adoption or revenue improvement. Responsible personnel verify room status, pricing policies, complaints, and staffing arrangements. AI Impact Score 42% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+25)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
Statistical scope: the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 average annual wage for employed persons in accommodation and food services was 62,461 yuan per year for urban non-private units and 55,123 yuan per year for urban private units. The nationwide total for urban non-private units was 129,441 yuan per year. All are industry-level statistics, not this occupation's median or starting pay.
Category boundary: the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security publishes enterprise compensation survey information by occupation / position, which can be used to look up related lodging service and management pay. This page did not obtain an entry matching O*NET 11-9081.00 exactly and does not treat it as this occupation's national median. Refer to the competent authorities' publications for specifics.
Only average annual wages are published
U.S. salary reference
The table below shows US nationwide 2025 OEWS wage percentiles. Median wages and hourly values are used separately as reported by the occupational source. Separate employment projections are 54,800 workers in 2025 and 56,900 in 2035, 4% growth over 2025—2035, and 5,500 average annual openings from growth and replacement.
| Percentile | Annual reference | Hourly equivalent | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,070 per year | $19.27 per hour | 10th percentile boundary, not a personal pay quote. |
| Median (50%) | $69,250 per year |
Fit signals
To assess fit, first consider whether you can remain calm and make on-site decisions during peaks and shifts, lead a team to deliver service standards, balance customer experience with revenue targets, and accept responsibility for service quality and business results. Tools such as RIASEC can only suggest hypotheses; they cannot replace real task experience.
Positive signals： Positive signals: willingness to work with people, calmness under pressure, ability to organize assignments and training, attention to service details, and willingness to take responsibility for business results.
Conditions for caution： Conditions for caution: discomfort with frequent customer and employee communication, emotional reactions during peak periods, unwillingness to take responsibility for revenue and personnel management, or difficulty adapting to shifts and long hours on site.
Trial action： Trial action: use an entirely fictional shift scenario and accounting summary to practice front-desk coordination, room-rate and revenue handling, complaint resolution, and meeting arrangements. Ask another person to review the records.
Risks and boundaries
Risks must be handled in terms of triggers, consequences, controls, and escalation boundaries.
Editorial risk scenarios based on room-status accounting, employee scheduling, facility inspections, and complaint tasks; not accident rates, a list of legal obligations, or complete operating procedures. Verify specific employment, hygiene, and facility standards against local requirements and institutional policies.
Typical scenario：When room-rate, revenue, or accounting records differ from reality.
Roles most affected：Front-desk and revenue management positions
Possible consequence：May affect business operations and compliance.
How to reduce risk：Verify accounts under policy and retain records; do not close accounts until discrepancies are clarified.
Entry paths
In O*NET's education question, 72% of respondents considered a bachelor's degree necessary for new entrants; this does not mean 72% of current workers hold one. JobZone4 is a preparation grouping, not a fixed number of years of experience or a uniform employer requirement for this occupation. Verify specific education, lodging service experience, and management appointment requirements for each position.
Market signals
US O*NET / BLS: employment of 54,800 in 2025, projected 56,900 in 2035, 4% growth over 2025—2035, and 5,500 average annual openings from growth and replacement. Occupational projections are neither current hiring samples nor individual hiring probabilities.
Nationwide United States · O*NET 11-9081.00 (Nationwide United States)
O*NET2025 employment share for this occupation in accommodation and food services: 70%. This describes employer settings, not wages or future hiring demand. BLS OOH median wages by detailed industry are listed separately and are not combined with industry shares.
Employment size and growth
Employment size, growth rates, and job openings must be interpreted separately.
Does not establish：Cannot serve as an individual employment guarantee.
Lodging manager on this page refers to O*NET 11-9081.00: planning, directing, or coordinating lodging establishment or department activities, including front-desk and housekeeping coordination, room rates and budgets, revenue monitoring, staff scheduling and training, procurement and inspections, complaint handling, and event coordination with conference clients. Work focuses on on-site lodging management, often involves shifts and peak periods, and carries responsibility for revenue and service quality. This is distinct from general manager, administrative services manager, or food service manager.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
This is a review of an entirely fictional operating sample, not a personality diagnosis, hiring conclusion, or qualification assessment.
Entirely fictional operating sample: provide a fictional lodging shift scenario containing 1 occupancy and front-desk accounting summary, 1 overbooking or room-status conflict, 1 guest complaint, and 1 conference-space request. Within 60 minutes, write key points for front-desk coordination, room-rate and revenue handling, complaint resolution, and meeting arrangements. Do not use real guest information or employer confidential information.
Check first: room status and accounts at handover, the day's reservations and group arrivals, rates and policies, employee schedules and assignments, facility and hygiene conditions, and complaints and repairs requiring reporting or follow-up.
Work cycle: start by verifying room status and accounts at handover, proceed through front-desk and housekeeping coordination, scheduling and training, rate and revenue implementation, procurement and facility inspections, and finish with complaint handling, meeting coordination, and record handover. Do not proceed until room status, accounts, and policies are confirmed.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Work cycle | From handover verification to record handover | |
| Step one | Verify room status and accounts at handover | |
| Step two | Coordinate front-desk and housekeeping services | |
| Step three | Arrange schedules and training | |
| Step four | Implement room rates and monitor revenue | |
| Step five | Procure supplies and inspect facilities | |
| Step six | Handle complaints and hand over records |
Work inputs: guest rooms and public areas, front-desk and reservation systems, room rates and budgets, revenue and accounting records, staff and schedules, purchased supplies and outside services, guest complaints, and meeting and event requirements.
Checkable outputs: front-desk and housekeeping services meeting standards, verified room-rate and revenue records, staffing schedules and training implemented under policy, procurement and inspection records, and complaint-resolution and meeting and event coordination records.
Full workflow: verify room status and accounts at handover → coordinate front-desk and housekeeping services → arrange schedules and assignments and train staff → set and implement room rates and monitor revenue → procure supplies and inspect facilities → handle guest complaints and meeting requests → record and hand over.
In the United States, this occupation typically falls in Job Zone 4. Most respondents hold bachelor's degrees and several years of experience are required. Related training does not confer budget, employment, or contracting authority. This page does not assess individual eligibility.
Lodging Managers' Work Objects and AI Boundaries Editorial trial candidate: use fictional room-status, accounting, and shift information to test statistical organization, schedule comparisons, and draft pricing options. The presence of property or revenue systems does not demonstrate generative AI adoption or revenue improvement. Responsible personnel verify room status, pricing policies, complaints, and staffing arrangements.
| Handle administration, procurement, and support activities. |
| Compare if you prefer administrative support. |
| Facilities Managers | Facilities managers oversee building and equipment maintenance and operation. Lodging managers are responsible for the cleanliness and appearance of rooms and public areas; facilities or engineering staff generally handle repairs. | Oversee building and equipment maintenance and operation. | Compare if you prefer facilities engineering. |
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| Food Service Managers | Food service managers oversee food service operations and kitchen management. Lodging managers oversee accommodation services and front-office operations; food service is generally a supporting service or the responsibility of food service staff. | Oversee food service operations and kitchen management. | Compare if you prefer food service operations. |
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First use reviewable shift-operation records, explanations of revenue handling, and complaint-resolution records to verify work objects, methods, and boundaries, then assess the direction. Do not assign a single ranking based on income or personality.
Next, turn comparison results into small-scale duty exercises and on-site observations that can be stopped.
Describe only specific steps tools can assist; do not treat demonstrations as institutional adoption.
Check data sources, system reliability, and review responsibility. This page has no adoption rate for the individual occupation.
Without occupational-level job outcome studies, do not infer layoff timing, staffing changes, or hiring probabilities.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room status and revenue | Manage room status and accounts | Editorial suggestion: tools may assist with room-status management, pricing suggestions, and scheduling statistics. Current materials do not show widespread adoption of these systems by lodging establishments. | Verify room-status and accounting records. |
| Scheduling and training | Arrange schedules and train employees | May assist with scheduling statistics | Use room status, accounts, and on-site service as the basis, retaining human judgment and records. |
| Service and complaints | Handle guest complaints | Do not handle automatically | Handle on site and escalate under policy. |
| Procurement and inspections | Procurement and facility inspections | May assist with records and reminders | The owner or superior confirms conclusions. |
Occupational sources describe the tasks and objects actually handled in this occupation: front-desk and housekeeping work, rates and budgets, revenue and accounts, employee schedules and training, procurement and inspections, and complaint and event coordination. Tool capabilities, organizational adoption, and job outcomes are recorded separately; wage or employment data do not substitute for AI evidence.
Editorial task breakdown: the assistance steps above are candidates for validation. This round obtained neither a ranking of automation difficulty across steps nor evidence of actual adoption outcomes. On-site judgment and authorized responsibilities require confirmation by the personnel responsible for the role.
AI primarily changesEditorial candidates for validation: pricing suggestions and statistics
Human responsibility remainsPolicy implementation and account verification
AI primarily changesEditorial candidates for validation: scheduling and record organization
Human responsibility remainsComplaint handling and team management
Human control points are verifying room status and accounts, judging room rates and policy implementation, handling complaints and unexpected situations, and taking responsibility for service quality and revenue records.
Confirm room status, accounts, and policies.
Act only within position authorization and budget.
Review revenue, schedules, and service results.
Report complaints and facility problems promptly.
Affect business operations and compliance.
Control: Verify under policy and retain records.
Affect customer experience and revenue.
Control: Handle and coordinate under policy.
Affect guest health and reputation.
Control: Inspect and correct under standards.
Practice front-desk, accounting, and scheduling processes.
Retain revenue and service records.
Establish budgets, employment rules, and service standards first.
Task exposure, adoption, and job outcomes are different things to measure; they cannot establish dates for job cuts.
Source: O*NET 11-9081.00 Work ContextOriginal source ↗
Editorial trial candidate: use fictional room-status, accounting, and shift information to test statistical organization, schedule comparisons, and draft pricing options. The presence of property or revenue systems does not demonstrate generative AI adoption or revenue improvement. Responsible personnel verify room status, pricing policies, complaints, and staffing arrangements.
Source: O*NET 11-9081.00 (Detailed Profile)Original source ↗
Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no AI adoption rate, time-saving data, or causal employment study for this occupation.
Source: O*NET 11-9081.00 (Detailed Profile)Original source ↗
First conduct offline verification exercises using entirely fictional shift scenarios and accounting summaries, recording judgments and escalation paths. Do not let unverified system recommendations replace on-site management.
Only average annual wages are published
Insufficient evidence: not separately listed
Insufficient evidence: this round did not establish a separate wage match for this occupation. The industry averages below are broad proxies, not occupational medians, starting pay, or take-home income.
| Position scope | Reference value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Not separately measured | According to lodging establishment and position appointments | National Bureau of Statistics wage statistics are organized by industry and registration type, not educational tiers within this occupation. |
| Not separately measured | According to lodging establishment and position appointments | National Bureau of Statistics wage statistics are organized by industry and registration type, not educational tiers within this occupation. |
| Not separately measured | According to lodging establishment and position appointments | National Bureau of Statistics wage statistics are organized by industry and registration type, not educational tiers within this occupation. |
| Not separately measured | According to lodging establishment and position appointments | National Bureau of Statistics wage statistics are organized by industry and registration type, not educational tiers within this occupation. |
62,461 yuan per year
55,123 yuan per year
129,441 yuan per year
Insufficient evidence: no nationwide occupational median wage, statistical period, or definition corresponding to lodging managers in mainland China was obtained. This page shows only an industry proxy labeled as industry-level data; it does not fill the gap with proxy figures or US figures.
| $33.29 per hour |
| 2025 nationwide US median annual wage. |
| 90th percentile | $128,880 per year | $61.96 per hour | 90th percentile boundary, not a personal pay quote. |
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Pay · 10th percentile：$40,070 per year；O*NET 11-9081.00 National Wages (BLS OEWS Display)
Pay · 25th percentile：$49,530 per year；O*NET 11-9081.00 National Wages (BLS OEWS Display)
Pay · median：$69,250 per year；O*NET 11-9081.00 National Wages (BLS OEWS Display)
Pay · 75th percentile：$94,030 per year；O*NET 11-9081.00 National Wages (BLS OEWS Display)
Pay · 90th percentile：$128,880 per year；O*NET 11-9081.00 National Wages (BLS OEWS Display)
US dollars per year; BLS 2025 OEWS nationwide scope, not personal take-home income.
Employment count in 2025, not currently advertised positions.
4% growth over 2025—2035; establishes neither individual hiring probabilities nor AI causation.
Listed separately under O*NET / BLS industry definitions; does not represent the income of all workers.
| Industry | Industry value | How to interpret |
|---|---|---|
| Traveler accommodation | $67,550 per year | BLS OOH2025 median wage for lodging managers by industry. |
| RV parks and recreational camps | $59,330 per year | BLS OOH2025 median wage for lodging managers by industry. |
| Other detailed industries not listed | Insufficient evidence | This round obtained no other occupational wages by industry; overall percentiles cannot fill the gap. |
| Business earnings boundary | Not applicable | OEWS excludes self-employment business earnings; occupational wages do not represent owners' profits. |
The 72% selecting a bachelor's degree reflects a survey of new entrants' educational needs, not current workers' degrees or all employers' requirements. Verify management authorization separately.
Editorial suggestion: demonstrate shift operations, account review, complaint handling, and employee coordination records. No comparison is made between these experiences and courses in hiring validity. Verify specific management appointments separately.
Verify customer traffic, establishment, and pay systems for each position; nationwide percentiles do not estimate each factor's income effect.
Check with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
The RIASEC interest code is ECS (Enterprising—Conventional—Social): a preference for management coordination and advancing business, processing operational data under procedures, and serving others. These labels describe activity preferences only; they cannot determine competence, qualifications, or authorization.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialCheck with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no studies of personality predictive validity or comparisons of scales for lodging managers. Use fictional overbooking, accounting, and scheduling samples to observe communication, tradeoffs, and recordkeeping behavior. Personality tools serve only for reflection.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialCheck with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
Type tools such as MBTI and the Enneagram cannot determine competence or qualifications; they may only support self-reflection.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialCheck with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
Further verification requires real tasks, responsibility boundaries, and reviewable deliverables.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialCheck with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
Further verification requires real tasks, responsibility boundaries, and reviewable deliverables.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialCheck with work samples rather than replacing judgment with labels.
Further verification requires real tasks, responsibility boundaries, and reviewable deliverables.
Do not use it this way: These cannot establish hiring, qualifications, or performance.
Start a career interest trialFits better when: Able to coordinate front-desk and housekeeping services.
Watch for: Must handle room status under policy.
Fits better when: Able to implement room rates and budgets and monitor revenue.
Watch for: Must verify accounting records.
Fits better when: Able to arrange assignments and train staff.
Watch for: Must follow employment rules.
Fits better when: Able to procure supplies and inspect facilities.
Watch for: Problems require follow-up on corrective action.
Fits better when: Able to handle guest complaints calmly.
Watch for: Matters beyond authority require escalation.
Fits better when: Able to coordinate meetings and events with clients.
Watch for: Commitments must stay within authorization.
Use this page's work sample to check handling under pressure.
Check scheduling and training requirements against position processes.
Honestly assess whether you first reassure the guest and then act under policy.
Coordinate under policy and record truthfully.
Assess your ability to adapt to shifts and pace.
Assess your acceptance of budget and accounting requirements.
Enable others to review revenue and shift records.
Complete a service and revenue exercise using an entirely fictional shift scenario.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 Tasks
Typical scenario：When overbooking or room-status conflicts are not handled properly.
Roles most affected：Front-desk and housekeeping coordination positions
Possible consequence：May affect customer experience and revenue.
How to reduce risk：Coordinate room status under policy and compensate within authorization or escalate.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 Tasks
Typical scenario：When guest complaints or conflicts are not handled promptly.
Roles most affected：Customer relations and front-office positions
Possible consequence：May escalate into conflict and affect reputation.
How to reduce risk：Communicate professionally and act under policy; report matters beyond authority promptly.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 Work Context
Typical scenario：When guest-room or public-area hygiene and facilities fail to meet standards.
Roles most affected：Housekeeping and facility inspection positions
Possible consequence：May affect guest health and reviews.
How to reduce risk：Inspect under standards and follow up on corrections; report hazards promptly.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 Work Context
Typical scenario：When scheduling or employment arrangements do not comply with requirements.
Roles most affected：Team scheduling and employment positions
Possible consequence：May cause labor disputes.
How to reduce risk：Schedule under employment rules and retain records; consult superiors about anomalies.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 (Detailed Profile)
Typical scenario：When revenue management system suggestions are used as the basis for action without verification.
Roles most affected：Revenue and front-desk management positions
Possible consequence：May cause room rates or room status to conflict with policy.
How to reduce risk：Base decisions on policies and verified room status and accounts, retaining human judgment and records.
Evidence：O*NET 11-9081.00 (Detailed Profile)
Typical scope：Entry stage: learn front-desk and housekeeping processes, scheduling, and accounting under supervision, participate in inspections and complaint handling, and retain records.
Readiness evidence：Evidence to demonstrate: use a reviewable shift-operation record, an explanation of revenue and accounting handling, and a complaint or meeting coordination record to show the ability to balance service and business needs.
Credential boundary：Verify employer and position requirements.
Next moves：Next step: verify the target employer's duties, budget and employment authority, required systems, and training, then validate coordination, revenue, and complaint-handling skills during supervised real shifts.
Typical scope：Responsible for establishment operations, revenue, and team management.
Readiness evidence：Retain operations, revenue, and shift records.
Credential boundary：Verify employer and position requirements.
Next moves：Editorial examples of target roles: larger establishments, regional operations, or revenue management require additional multi-department budgeting, channel analysis, and appointment to the target management role. A food service path also requires food hygiene and kitchen coordination; lodging experience does not automatically cover these.
Typical scope：Responsible for larger establishments and multi-department coordination.
Readiness evidence：Retain multi-department coordination and performance records.
Credential boundary：Verify employer and position requirements.
Next moves：Add evidence of budgeting and team management.
Typical scope：Responsible for operating standards and performance across establishments.
Readiness evidence：Retain regional operations and audit records.
Credential boundary：Verify institutional and position requirements.
Next moves：Add evidence of regional management responsibility.
Typical scope：Organize revenue and market data under supervision.
Readiness evidence：Retain data and report records.
Credential boundary：Verify employer requirements.
Next moves：Build revenue management and data analysis knowledge.
Typical scope：Responsible for pricing and channel revenue analysis.
Readiness evidence：Retain analysis and pricing records.
Credential boundary：Verify position and employer requirements.
Next moves：Build channel and forecasting knowledge.
Typical scope：Responsible for revenue strategy and market mix.
Readiness evidence：Retain strategy and outcome records.
Credential boundary：Verify position and employer requirements.
Next moves：Build strategy and business analysis knowledge.
Typical scope：Responsible for revenue and marketing team management.
Readiness evidence：Retain team and strategy records.
Credential boundary：Verify institutional requirements.
Next moves：Add evidence of management responsibility.
Typical scope：Coordinate front-of-house shifts, food delivery, and complaint handoffs.
Readiness evidence：Demonstrate collaboration through shift assignments, delivery errors, and corrective-action records.
Credential boundary：Verify target food hygiene training and employer appointment requirements.
Next moves：Build knowledge of food service costs, menus, and kitchen coordination.
Typical scope：Oversee service, schedules, procurement, and food processes within authorization.
Readiness evidence：Provide food hygiene inspection, procurement, and staffing records.
Credential boundary：Verify establishment operating conditions and individual training, budget, and employment authority.
Next moves：Build knowledge of inventory losses, suppliers, and business analysis.
Typical scope：Compare shift service, costs, and inventory losses and track improvements.
Readiness evidence：Record data definitions, cost differences, and corrective results.
Credential boundary：Verify target food service operations duties and cross-location data access.
Next moves：Build cross-location standards, supply-chain, and team coordination skills.
Typical scope：Manage food service teams, costs, and service standards within institutional authorization.
Readiness evidence：Retain records of budget implementation, training, inspections, and issues through resolution.
Credential boundary：Verify appointment, contracting, and business management scope; seniority does not replace authorization.
Next moves：Assess cross-location management according to the target organization's needs; it is not a mandatory promotion step.
Confirm room status, accounts, and policies.
Coordinate service, revenue, and schedules under policy and retain records.
Produce reviewable revenue, service, and shift records.
Expand budget and team management duties within authorization.
Nationwide United States · O*NET 11-9081.00 (Nationwide United States)
5,500 openings per year (growth and replacement)
Average annual job openings
Includes replacement and new demand; not the number of positions currently advertised.
Does not establish：Cannot serve as an individual hiring probability.
Nationwide United States · O*NET 11-9081.00 (Nationwide United States)
$69,250 per year
Median annual wage
BLS 2025 OEWS nationwide median, not starting pay or take-home income.
Does not establish：Does not represent personal take-home income.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Transferable capabilities: customer service and complaint handling, team scheduling and training, revenue and accounting handling, procurement and facility inspections, and meeting and event coordination.
Build next：Transitioning to cross-industry general / operations management requires knowledge of the target business model, multi-department budgets, personnel and performance responsibility, and institutional appointment and authorization. Lodging revenue experience does not automatically cover other industries.
View career profileTransfers：Foundation in administration and procurement.
Build next：Need to add administration and budget management skills.
View career profileTransfers：Foundation in facilities and inspections.
Build next：Need to add building equipment and engineering management skills.
View career profileTransfers：Foundation in customer service and scheduling.
Build next：Need to add food service operations and kitchen management skills.
View career profileTransfers：Foundation in service operations and teams.
Build next：Need to add recreation program and safety management skills.
View career profileTransfers：Foundation in front-desk work and customer service.
Build next：Build skills in front-desk reservations, guest registration, payment and refund verification, and operation of specific PMS systems. Management experience does not mean familiarity with every establishment's front-desk processes.
View career profileGeneral and operations managers oversee overall strategy and multiple departments; administrative services managers handle administration and procurement support; facilities managers oversee building and equipment maintenance; food service managers handle food service operations; entertainment and recreation managers oversee leisure and entertainment businesses. Lodging managers focus on lodging establishment operations and services. Compare authority, customers, and business responsibilities to distinguish them.
Observable signals: willingness to work with people, calmness under pressure, ability to organize assignments and training, attention to service details, and willingness to take responsibility for business results. The O*NET interest code ECS describes activity preferences only; it cannot determine competence, qualifications, or authorization.
Property and revenue management systems may assist with room-status management, pricing suggestions, scheduling, and revenue statistics. However, on-site service coordination, complaint handling, team management, and business judgment remain with lodging managers and employees. This page presents tool uses only as task hypotheses, not evidence of widespread adoption by lodging establishments.
Human responsibilities include verifying room status and accounts, judging room rates and policy implementation, handling complaints and unexpected situations, arranging shifts and assignments, and truthfully recording revenue and handover information.
The National Bureau of Statistics publishes average annual wages for employed persons in urban units by industry category without listing this occupation separately, so a safely mapped nationwide occupational median cannot be established. This page shows only an industry proxy labeled as industry-level data: in 2025, accommodation and food services paid 62,461 yuan per year in urban non-private units and 55,123 yuan per year in urban private units; the nationwide total for urban non-private units was 129,441 yuan per year. None equals this occupation's median or starting pay. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security enterprise compensation survey information is provided as a lookup entry point.
BLS 2025 OEWS data, displayed through O*NET, show a median annual wage of 69,250 US dollars, approximately 33.29 US dollars per hour, and a range from the 10th to the 90th percentile of 40,070—128,880 US dollars. These are nationwide statistics, not personal take-home income or starting pay. This occupation commonly receives annual salaries including bonuses or performance pay; actual income depends on establishment tier, size, and performance.
In the United States, this occupation typically falls in Job Zone 4, requiring considerable preparation. Most respondents, about 72%, hold bachelor's degrees, and several years of relevant experience and on-the-job training are often required. Related training does not equal management authorization. Mainland China: there is no unified occupational qualification exactly corresponding to this O*NET occupation; requirements are generally determined by employers and lodging establishments.
Main risks include revenue and accounting errors, room-status and reservation conflicts, guest complaints and conflict escalation, substandard facilities and hygiene, and scheduling and employment compliance. Controls include verifying accounts and room status under policy, inspecting facilities under procedures, handling complaints promptly, and retaining records. Verify legal and employment matters under the applicable jurisdiction.
O*NET cites BLS data showing about 52,000 employed in 2024, projected growth of about 3% over 2024—2034, average, about 53,800 employed in 2034, and about 5,400 average annual job openings. These projections are occupational statistics, not individual hiring probabilities or a sample of job advertisements.
If you can remain calm during peaks and shifts, are willing to lead a team in delivering service standards, and balance revenue targets, it is worth using an entirely fictional shift scenario for a low-cost service and revenue verification exercise. Moving to larger establishments or regional operations requires additional budgeting, revenue management, and team management experience.
Evidence for China, the United States, and specific institutions is stated separately: pay, employment, qualifications, safety, and AI conclusions must not be combined across scopes. The lodging manager page offers occupational judgment and management exercise information and does not replace local laws, labor regulations, or other professional advice. Any statement of insufficient evidence means only that a bounded search did not establish safely corresponding data; proxies or memory are not used to fabricate figures.
FermatMind research workflow
2025 annual wages; published 2026-05-15; accessed 2026-09-25
Average Annual Wages of Employed Persons in Urban Units in 2025
Limitations：Applies only to 11-9081.00 and the US market; establishes neither a Chinese mapping nor legal authorization.
Limitations：Applies only to 11-9081.00 and the US market; tasks differ from institutional procedures.
Limitations：The task sample does not mean every position performs every task; it establishes no Chinese mapping.
Limitations：US work context does not replace Chinese regulations or institutional procedures.
Limitations：Displays BLS OEWS wage data; percentiles are not starting pay. Retain the stated period, population, geography, and units.
Limitations：Projections do not guarantee hiring and do not include individual hiring probabilities.
Limitations：Industry distribution signals employer settings, not growth or demand projections.
Limitations：The education distribution does not represent mandatory requirements for every employer; it establishes no Chinese mapping.
Limitations：Industry averages are not occupational medians and exclude individual businesses and freelancers. No nationwide wage distribution corresponding to the exact occupation has been established.
Limitations：Covers urban enterprises, excluding government agencies and public institutions. This page did not obtain an exact match for this occupation and does not treat the data as a nationwide median.
Limitations：The editorial scale is not evidence of adoption rates, layoffs, regulations, or licenses.
Limitations：Excludes self-employment income and establishes no Chinese qualification mapping
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Current O*NET11-9081.00 2025 wage percentiles: 40070 / 49530 / 69250 / 94030 / 128880; 2025—2035 employment: 54800 → 56900, 4%, openings 5500; 2025 accommodation and food services employment share: 70%. The 72% bachelor's figure surveys new entrants' educational needs, not current workers' degrees. NBS2025 accommodation and food services figures of 62461 / 55123 and the nationwide non-private figure of 129441 are broad industry proxies. BLS OOH2025 occupational wages by detailed industry: traveler accommodation 67550, RV parks and recreational camps 59330. AI, personality, exact Chinese occupational wages, and complete individual entry requirements were not obtained. Original shared source / fact content is consumed by protected FAQ / hero sections. Older projection, industry, and education explanations remain unchanged; conflicts await independent review.
