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Highest Paying Industries for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

The top 46 highest paying industries for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $29,180, casino hotels is the highest paying industry for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks. It is followed by office administrative services industry (average annual salary $25,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest Paying Industries for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Casino Hotels	$29,180	$18,560	5,400
2	Office Administrative Services	$25,730	$17,800	160
3	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$25,020	$17,490	290
4	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$24,720	$20,390	30
5	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$24,510	$19,560	610
6	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$23,970	$18,060	450
7	Health Care and Social Assistance	$23,870	$19,620	60
8	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,860	$18,210	640
9	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,660	$17,980	760
10	Educational Services	$23,500	$18,830	60
11	Civic and Social Organizations	$23,410	$18,210	160
12	Social Assistance	$23,100	$20,220	30
13	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$23,090	$17,880	210
14	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$23,090	$17,880	210
15	Activities Related to Real Estate	$23,090	$17,430	1,300
16	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$22,800	$17,530	450
17	Real Estate	$22,750	$17,350	2,570
18	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$22,750	$17,350	2,590
19	Retail Trade	$22,560	$16,960	100
20	Educational Services - Privately owned	$22,470	$17,500	30
21	Food Services and Drinking Places	$22,410	$18,950	n/a
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$22,400	$17,540	1,740
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,380	$17,590	1,850
24	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$22,270	$18,900	n/a
25	Personal and Laundry Services	$22,230	$17,180	120
26	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$22,230	$17,230	450
27	State government, including schools and hospitals	$22,030	$19,520	110
28	Lessors of Real Estate	$22,010	$17,220	980
29	Administrative and Support Services	$21,890	$17,030	1,700
30	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,890	$17,030	1,700
31	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,810	$19,420	90
32	Gambling Industries	$21,700	$17,200	780
33	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$21,610	$16,660	250
34	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$21,560	$16,930	1,480
35	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$21,520	$16,920	1,550
36	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$20,980	$16,650	670
37	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$20,780	$16,800	70
38	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$20,700	$17,550	440
39	Federal, State, and Local Government	$20,700	$17,550	440
40	Traveler Accommodation	$20,540	$16,760	228,610
41	Accommodation	$20,540	$16,760	232,760
42	Accommodation and Food Services	$20,540	$16,770	233,020
43	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$20,180	$17,460	350
44	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$20,140	$16,850	3,690
45	Temporary Help Services	$19,550	$16,540	420
46	Employment Services	$19,430	$16,640	930