Lodging managers
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Lodging Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
Lodging managers held about 58,000 jobs in 2004. Self-employed managers—primarily owners of small hotels, motels, and inns—held about 45 percent of these jobs. Companies that manage hotels and motels under contract employed many managers.
Median annual earnings of lodging managers were $37,660 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $28,640 and $51,030. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $22,680, while the highest 10 percent earned more than $72,160. Median annual earnings for lodging managers in traveler accommodations were $37,420.
Salaries of lodging managers vary greatly according to their responsibilities and the segment of the hotel industry in which they are employed, as well as the location and region where the hotel is located. Managers may earn bonuses of up to 25 percent of their basic salary in some hotels and also may be furnished with meals, parking, laundry, and other services. In addition to providing typical benefits, some hotels offer profit-sharing plans and educational assistance to their employees.
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Lodging Managers)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)
| Lodging managers | |||||
| Percentile earnings distribution | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| Construction employment: 80 mean earnings: $52,860 (EC) (def) (IG) | $26,280 | $39,030 | $49,540 | $60,870 | $92,190 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction employment: 80 mean earnings: $52,200 | $26,200 | $38,850 | $49,210 | $59,240 | $90,520 |
| Retail Trade employment: 40 mean earnings: $82,200 (EC) (def) (IG) | $52,490 | $76,390 | $85,330 | $95,700 | $109,340 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing employment: 470 mean earnings: $43,050 (EC) (def) (IG) | $23,780 | $26,070 | $32,840 | $54,820 | $79,440 |
| Real Estate employment: 470 mean earnings: $43,050 | $23,780 | $26,070 | $32,840 | $54,820 | $79,440 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 190 mean earnings: $76,710 (EC) (def) (IG) | $33,970 | $41,610 | $74,350 | $102,470 | $129,730 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 190 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 520 mean earnings: $54,550 (EC) (def) (IG) | $29,550 | $35,760 | $43,710 | $57,900 | $117,130 |
| Administrative and Support Services employment: 520 mean earnings: $54,550 | $29,550 | $35,760 | $43,710 | $57,900 | $117,130 |
| Educational Services employment: 400 mean earnings: $52,330 (EC) (def) (IG) | $26,050 | $33,120 | $48,510 | $64,820 | $85,930 |
| Educational Services employment: 400 mean earnings: $52,330 | $26,050 | $33,120 | $48,510 | $64,820 | $85,930 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance employment: 440 mean earnings: $53,460 (EC) (def) (IG) | $23,350 | $33,180 | $50,610 | $71,000 | $86,360 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services employment: 50 mean earnings: $42,930 | $21,260 | $29,020 | $42,230 | $52,670 | $64,000 |
| Hospitals employment: 70 mean earnings: $60,040 | $30,720 | $45,470 | $60,570 | $72,100 | $85,080 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities employment: 250 mean earnings: $55,430 | $23,040 | $32,650 | $53,800 | $75,390 | $88,470 |
| Social Assistance employment: 70 mean earnings: $47,090 | $23,310 | $31,400 | $42,430 | $59,790 | $80,060 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment: 110 mean earnings: $59,460 (EC) (def) (IG) | $24,680 | $31,010 | $47,080 | $65,330 | $131,010 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries employment: 90 mean earnings: $62,380 | $27,530 | $34,810 | $49,470 | $66,980 | $134,720 |
| Accomodation and Food Service employment: 28,320 mean earnings: $46,790 (EC) (def) (IG) | $23,350 | $30,110 | $40,200 | $55,020 | $77,150 |
| Accommodation employment: 28,140 mean earnings: $46,810 | $23,410 | $30,120 | $40,190 | $55,020 | $77,180 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places employment: 180 mean earnings: $43,140 | $12,960 | $14,970 | $41,270 | $56,090 | $72,800 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) employment: 130 mean earnings: $44,650 (EC) (def) (IG) | $13,820 | $30,820 | $39,350 | $54,970 | $69,390 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations employment: 130 mean earnings: $45,210 | $13,690 | $30,850 | $40,600 | $55,640 | $69,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 300 mean earnings: $56,700 (def) (IG) | $29,560 | $36,300 | $50,430 | $70,780 | $95,660 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 300 mean earnings: $56,700 | $29,560 | $36,300 | $50,430 | $70,780 | $95,660 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.
The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.
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