Becoming a Hospitaly Manager via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Strayer University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering hospitality courses to train individuals to become top-notch hospitality managers, caterers, event planners, wedding planners, interior designers, hospitality professionals, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 31,660 people employed as lodging managers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $53,500. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks make on average $21,130 per year and there are about 224,360 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Strayer University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Hospitaly Manager Salary Information

Category: Lodging managers

Total # Employed in the US 31,660
Average Hourly Wage: $25.72/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$13.68 $16.98 $22.26 $30.71 $41.15
Average Yearly Salary $53,500
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$28,450 $35,310 $46,300 $63,890 $85,600
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
5.6% 20.2% 25.7% 9.4% 29.4% 8.2% 1.5%
Lodging managers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
New York $35.66/hr $74,180
Oklahoma $34.97/hr $72,730
Florida $33.39/hr $69,440
Mississippi $33.33/hr $69,320
District of Columbia $32.51/hr $67,630
Hawaii $32.46/hr $67,530
Missouri $32.43/hr $67,450
Puerto Rico $31.95/hr $66,460
Indiana $31.52/hr $65,560
North Dakota $29.95/hr $62,290
Michigan $29.85/hr $62,090
Kansas $29.2/hr $60,740
Connecticut $28.72/hr $59,740
Guam $28.51/hr $59,300
Washington $27.35/hr $56,880
Wyoming $27.2/hr $56,570
Colorado $26.09/hr $54,270
North Carolina $26.06/hr $54,200
Virginia $25.85/hr $53,760
Utah $25.77/hr $53,610
Montana $25.02/hr $52,050
Alaska $24.74/hr $51,460
Delaware $23.76/hr $49,420
New Hampshire $23.25/hr $48,360
Arkansas $23.2/hr $48,260
South Carolina $23.05/hr $47,940
Maryland $22.84/hr $47,510
Massachusetts $22.83/hr $47,480
Kentucky $22.6/hr $47,010
Maine $22.38/hr $46,550
Idaho $22.36/hr $46,500
Tennessee $22.31/hr $46,390
Nebraska $21.5/hr $44,730
Iowa $21.45/hr $44,620
Ohio $21.27/hr $44,240
West Virginia $21.19/hr $44,080
Oregon $21.13/hr $43,950
Alabama $19.73/hr $41,040
New Mexico $19.61/hr $40,790
Wisconsin $19.52/hr $40,610
Nevada $18.95/hr $39,410
New Jersey $18.74/hr $38,970
Louisiana $18.67/hr $38,820
Pennsylvania $18.4/hr $38,270
South Dakota $18.01/hr $37,470
California $16.94/hr $35,240


Category: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

Total # Employed in the US 224,360
Average Hourly Wage: $10.16/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$7.48 $8.29 $9.53 $11.45 $14.05
Average Yearly Salary $21,130
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15,560 $17,240 $19,820 $23,820 $29,220
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
7.7% 36.0% 30.8% 9.4% 14.0% 1.9% 0.3%
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Indiana $16.3/hr $33,900
Florida $14.26/hr $29,660
New York $13.18/hr $27,410
Oklahoma $13.04/hr $27,110
Missouri $12.67/hr $26,340
Puerto Rico $11.47/hr $23,850
Colorado $11.44/hr $23,790
Alaska $11.32/hr $23,540
Delaware $10.91/hr $22,680
North Carolina $10.89/hr $22,660
North Dakota $10.81/hr $22,490
Mississippi $10.74/hr $22,340
Virginia $10.69/hr $22,230
Arkansas $10.64/hr $22,140
District of Columbia $10.58/hr $22,010
Connecticut $10.56/hr $21,970
Kansas $10.54/hr $21,930
Utah $10.45/hr $21,740
Tennessee $10.4/hr $21,620
Michigan $10.35/hr $21,520
Hawaii $10.3/hr $21,430
Massachusetts $10.08/hr $20,960
Washington $9.84/hr $20,470
Oregon $9.81/hr $20,410
Nebraska $9.79/hr $20,370
Montana $9.77/hr $20,310
Guam $9.46/hr $19,680
New Hampshire $9.42/hr $19,590
Ohio $9.38/hr $19,500
Maine $9.34/hr $19,430
New Jersey $9.23/hr $19,200
Idaho $9.15/hr $19,040
Wisconsin $9.1/hr $18,930
Nevada $9.06/hr $18,840
Louisiana $9.01/hr $18,750
West Virginia $8.92/hr $18,550
South Carolina $8.89/hr $18,490
Wyoming $8.77/hr $18,240
Pennsylvania $8.75/hr $18,210
Iowa $8.71/hr $18,120
New Mexico $8.6/hr $17,880
Kentucky $8.55/hr $17,780
Maryland $8.42/hr $17,510
Alabama $8.37/hr $17,410
South Dakota $8.33/hr $17,330
California $8.31/hr $17,280


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