Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Job Description: 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.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks spend a lot of their time Performing for or Working Directly with the Public. They are naturally good at Oral Expression, Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, and Speech Recognition. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks are typically characterized as being Conventional and Enterprising. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Clerical, and Computers and Electronics and are skilled at Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking.

Work Activities

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Getting Information
  
Processing Information
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  

Abilities

Oral Expression
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Speech Recognition
  
Speech Clarity
  
Written Comprehension
  
Far Vision
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Information Ordering
  
Category Flexibility
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Written Expression
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Selective Attention
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Memorization
  
Number Facility
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Time Sharing
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Originality
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Speed of Closure
  
Visualization
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Trunk Strength
  
Auditory Attention
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Control Precision
  
Spatial Orientation
  

Interests

Conventional
  
Enterprising
  
Social
  
Realistic
  
Artistic
  
Investigative
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Clerical
  
Computers and Electronics
  
English Language
  
Administration and Management
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Mathematics
  
Psychology
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Education and Training
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Communications and Media
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Geography
  
Transportation
  
Production and Processing
  
Foreign Language
  
Telecommunications
  
Law and Government
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Mechanical
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Chemistry
  
History and Archeology
  
Design
  

Wages

Hawaii
$34,450  
 
District of Columbia
$31,190  
 
Nevada
$27,200  
 
Massachusetts
$25,950  
 
New York
$24,800  
 
Alaska
$24,490  
 
California
$23,080  
 
Connecticut
$22,910  
 
Washington
$22,770  
 
Vermont
$22,430  
 
New Jersey
$22,330  
 
New Hampshire
$22,010  
 
Maryland
$21,820  
 
Rhode Island
$21,630  
 
Arizona
$21,180  
 
Pennsylvania
$21,120  
 
Illinois
$21,010  
 
Colorado
$20,700  
 
North Carolina
$20,410  
 
Florida
$20,300  
 
Delaware
$20,230  
 
Minnesota
$20,200  
 
Oregon
$20,120  
 
Maine
$19,970  
 
Virgin Islands
$19,820  
 
South Carolina
$19,670  
 
Utah
$19,650  
 
Virginia
$19,480  
 
Wyoming
$19,350  
 
Michigan
$19,070  
 
Missouri
$19,030  
 
Wisconsin
$19,020  
 
Louisiana
$18,780  
 
Tennessee
$18,760  
 
New Mexico
$18,760  
 
Kansas
$18,430  
 
South Dakota
$18,400  
 
North Dakota
$18,350  
 
Iowa
$18,270  
 
Georgia
$18,270  
 
Ohio
$18,210  
 
Montana
$18,150  
 
Mississippi
$18,120  
 
Texas
$18,080  
 
Nebraska
$17,950  
 
Idaho
$17,930  
 
Kentucky
$17,870  
 
Alabama
$17,760  
 
West Virginia
$17,680  
 
Oklahoma
$17,640  
 
Indiana
$17,630  
 
Arkansas
$17,510  
 
Guam
$17,460  
 
Puerto Rico
$16,990  
 

Skills

Reading Comprehension
  
Critical Thinking
  
Service Orientation
  
Active Listening
  
Coordination
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Time Management
  
Persuasion
  
Monitoring
  
Writing
  
Instructing
  
Speaking
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Learning Strategies
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Negotiation
  
Active Learning
  
Systems Analysis
  
Mathematics
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Programming
  
Technology Design
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Management of Financial Resources
  

Work Values

Relationships
  
Support
  
Independence
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  
Working Conditions
  

Work Styles

Concern for Others
  
Dependability
  
Self Control
  
Cooperation
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Integrity
  
Attention to Detail
  
Independence
  
Initiative
  
Social Orientation
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Leadership
  
Persistence
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Innovation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Telephone
  
Contact With Others
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Physical Proximity
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Degree of Automation
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Level of Competition
  
Electronic Mail
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Consequence of Error
  
Public Speaking
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Work Schedules
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

Telephone
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Never-

In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Public Speaking
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Electronic Mail
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Letters and Memos
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Public Speaking
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Electronic Mail
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Time Pressure
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Public Speaking
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Public Speaking
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Time Pressure
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.
  
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.
  
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.
  
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.
  
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
  
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.
  
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.
  
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
  
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers.
  
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.
  
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.
  
Make and confirm reservations.
  
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.
  
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.
  
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.
  
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

None or short demonstration
  
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)