Based on limited information, managers may earn bonuses up to 25 percent of their basic salary in some hotels. In addition, managers and their families may be furnished with lodging, meals, parking, laundry, and other services. Some hotels offer profit-sharing plans and educational assistance to their employees. Earnings of hotel and motel desk clerks vary considerably depending on the location, size, and type of establishment in which they work. In addition to their hourly wage, full-time clerks who work evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays may receive shift differential pay.
Some employers offer educational assistance to their employees.
The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union represents these workers. Some managers were employed by companies that manage hotels and motels under contract. Employment of hotel managers is expected to grow about as fast as the national average for all occupations through the year 2006. However, long hours and stressful working conditions result in high turnover in this field, with most job openings expected to occur as experienced managers transfer to other occupations, retire, or stop working for other reasons. Job opportunities in hotel management are expected to be good for persons with college degrees in hotel or restaurant management.