Lodging Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

On the job, you would:

• Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
• Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
• Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• no high school diploma/GED

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Business

• management
• human resources (HR)

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
• psychology

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• talking to others

Social

• looking for ways to help people
• understanding people's reactions

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

• Dependability
• Persistence
• Initiative
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Attention to Detail
• Self Control

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• order or arrange things

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem