Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks

conventional interests accommodate patrons guest keep records computer verify identification payment make reservations account

Front Desk Agent, Front Desk Clerk, Guest Services Agent (GSA), Night Auditor

What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
  • Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
  • Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
  • Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.

Knowledge

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Skills

Basic Skills

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

Social

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

Problem Solving

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

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • group things in different ways

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Property management system PMS software In Demand
  • Yardi software Hot Technology

Instant messaging software

  • Blink

Facilities management software

  • ASI FrontDesk
  • Resort Data Processing

Education

Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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