Lodging Managers
Management · SOC 11-9081
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 11-9081 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 12.2%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 51/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $69,250
- H-1B offered wage $65,988; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 5,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 54
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 7,782 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~45.7% of this role but only ~12.2% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
Common titles: Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper, Front Desk Manager, Front Office Director, Front Office Manager, Guest Relations Manager, Guest Services Manager
Representative Tasks
- •Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
- •Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
- •Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
- •Greet and register guests.
- •Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
- •Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- •Manage organizational or project budgets.
- •Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- •Monitor flow of cash or other resources.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 40% Bright |
| Median Salary | $69,250 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 88/100 | N/A |