The industry's growth will certainly demand new talent entering the hospitality field. "Our industry is ripe with opportunity for young professionals looking for a life-long career," says Jim Abrahamson, chief executive officer, Interstate Hotels and Resorts and chair of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) 2015/2016.
"Hotels offer good paying jobs with benefits and a fast track to more senior positions. No other industry epitomizes the American Dream like our industry. And it's a lot of fun, too." Hcareers Q3 2014
Hospitality Jobs Snapshot also speaks to the health of the industry, with nearly 60,000 hotel/resort jobs posted to Hcareers.com in Q3 2014 (75% of those being in the US). Hotel/resort management jobs with quarter-over-quarter increases in terms of jobs posted by US employers included: destination/event manager (75 percent), director of operations (37 percent), administration (34 percent), assistant general manager (31 percent), marketing/PR (25 percent), catering (24 percent), rooms director (15 percent), sous chef (14 percent), executive chef (13 percent), revenue management (10 percent), and front office/guest services (10 percent). The five most in-demand US hotel/resort non-management jobs in Q3 as indicated by quantity of Hcareers employer postings were: housekeeper (5,221), front desk (3,267), administration (3,089), cook (1,866), and maintenance (1,618).
"Hotels offer good paying jobs with benefits and a fast track to more senior positions. No other industry epitomizes the American Dream like our industry. And it's a lot of fun, too." Hcareers Q3 2014
Hospitality Jobs Snapshot also speaks to the health of the industry, with nearly 60,000 hotel/resort jobs posted to Hcareers.com in Q3 2014 (75% of those being in the US). Hotel/resort management jobs with quarter-over-quarter increases in terms of jobs posted by US employers included: destination/event manager (75 percent), director of operations (37 percent), administration (34 percent), assistant general manager (31 percent), marketing/PR (25 percent), catering (24 percent), rooms director (15 percent), sous chef (14 percent), executive chef (13 percent), revenue management (10 percent), and front office/guest services (10 percent). The five most in-demand US hotel/resort non-management jobs in Q3 as indicated by quantity of Hcareers employer postings were: housekeeper (5,221), front desk (3,267), administration (3,089), cook (1,866), and maintenance (1,618).