Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (43-4081)
Occupation description: 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.
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Employment and Job Openings
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| Employment | Average annual openings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 estimate | 2028 projection | Percent change | Labor force exits | Occupation transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 973 | 1,071 | 10.1 | 56 | 117 | 183 |
| United States | 265,400 | 248,700 | 0.0 | 14,100 | 29,400 | 41,900 |
Job outlook
- Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is moderate with very high employment opportunities. Read more.
2020 Wages 
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 12.93 | 9.11 | 10.43 | 12.26 | 14.58 | 17.59 |
| Alaska | 12.86 | 10.55 | 11.01 | 11.78 | 13.95 | 17.14 |
| Anchorage/Mat-Su Area | 12.75 | 10.60 | 11.07 | 11.87 | 13.98 | 17.02 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 13.30 | 10.71 | 11.39 | 12.88 | 14.92 | 17.22 |
| Balance of State | * | * | 11.39 | * | 14.92 | * |
* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.