Office & Admin
Hotel & Resort Desk Clerks
SOC 43-4081
Check guests in, fix what went wrong, and set the tone for the stay.
The job
Median pay
$35k
$30k to $38k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.8% projected
Openings a year
36k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
32nd pct
More exposed than 32% of occupations · modeled estimate · 77th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
42/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 27,810 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Texas | 23,690 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $30k |
| Florida | 23,580 | 2.4 | 1.4× | $35k |
| New York | 10,130 | 1.0 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Georgia | 9,490 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $29k |
| Pennsylvania | 7,880 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $31k |
| North Carolina | 7,530 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $30k |
| Tennessee | 6,930 | 2.1 | 1.3× | $30k |
| Virginia | 6,560 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $33k |
| Illinois | 6,390 | 1.0 | 0.6× | $35k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 6,320 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $31k |
| Michigan | 6,300 | 1.4 | 0.8× | $34k |
| South Carolina | 5,910 | 2.6 | 1.5× | $30k |
| Washington | 5,630 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Arizona | 5,540 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Colorado | 5,520 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Wisconsin | 5,100 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Nevada | 5,040 | 3.2 | 1.9× | $39k |
| New Jersey | 5,000 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Indiana | 4,640 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $33k |
| Massachusetts | 4,530 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Minnesota | 4,430 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Missouri | 4,400 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Utah | 4,120 | 2.4 | 1.4× | $36k |
| Louisiana | 4,110 | 2.1 | 1.3× | $27k |
| Oregon | 4,080 | 2.1 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Maryland | 4,020 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Alabama | 3,910 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $28k |
| Kentucky | 3,890 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $30k |
| Oklahoma | 3,090 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $28k |
| Mississippi | 3,050 | 2.6 | 1.6× | $27k |
| New Mexico | 2,940 | 3.4 | 2.0× | $29k |
| Hawaii | 2,810 | 4.5 | 2.7× | $59k |
| Iowa | 2,790 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Montana | 2,660 | 5.2 | 3.1× | $35k |
| Arkansas | 2,420 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $28k |
| Idaho | 2,130 | 2.5 | 1.5× | $34k |
| Kansas | 1,900 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $30k |
| South Dakota | 1,760 | 3.8 | 2.3× | $31k |
| West Virginia | 1,730 | 2.5 | 1.5× | $27k |
| Nebraska | 1,650 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $31k |
| Maine | 1,510 | 2.4 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Connecticut | 1,490 | 0.9 | 0.5× | $37k |
| North Dakota | 1,390 | 3.2 | 1.9× | $35k |
| Washington DC | 1,170 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Wyoming | 950 | 3.4 | 2.0× | $35k |
| New Hampshire | 850 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Alaska | 820 | 2.5 | 1.5× | $38k |
| Delaware | 740 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Vermont | 580 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 530 | 1.1 | 0.6× | $38k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,470 jobs · $43k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,830 jobs · $40k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,860 jobs · $36k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX6,150 jobs · $35k median
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL5,480 jobs · $36k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,620 jobs · $32k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,530 jobs · $38k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,410 jobs · $30k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Hotel & Resort Desk Clerks interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.