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Hotel Front Desk Career Market Report 2026

2,659 active jobs. 337 companies. Median salary $37K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,659
Active Job Openings
337
Companies Hiring
$37K
Median Salary (US)
59%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Hotel Front Desk market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 59% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $37K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $34K to $48K.

Reception is the most-demanded skill at 44%

Customer Service demand rose +9.2pp — fastest-growing skill

thejointchiropractic leads hiring with 246 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$12K, +30%)

Salary increase: +$12K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager31$34K$38K$78K
Junior29$37K$42K$52K
Entry-Level19$34K$39K$46K
Senior9$47K$47K$116K
Mid-Level5$42K$54K$88K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$12K (30%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States210$37KUSD
Canada12$52KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.9%
Remote2.2%
Hybrid0.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Reception
44%
Customer Service
42%
Housekeeping
12%
Scheduling
12%
Property Management
7%
Bilingual
4%
Hotel Management
4%
Phone Etiquette
4%
AI/LLM
3%
Food Safety
3%
Culinary
3%
Personal Training
2%

Skills on the Rise

Customer Service ↑+9.2ppHotel Management ↑+3.6ppPhone Etiquette ↑+3.6ppAI/LLM ↑+3.3pp

Declining in Demand

Reception ↓-16.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-7.9ppExcel ↓-6.8ppData Entry ↓-4.9ppPatient Care ↓-4.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
thejointchiropractic2469.3%
Accorhotel1917.2%
Belmond Uk953.6%
Benchmark913.4%
crunchfitness813.0%
Autonation622.3%
Uhaul542.0%
Las Vegas Petroleum542.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,047
Italy73
United Kingdom70
France51
Greece50
Canada46
Peru36
Australia25

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree71.1%1,117
Master's Degree10.8%169
High School / GED1.7%27
Bachelor's Degree1.3%21
PhD / Doctorate0.8%13
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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