Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

O*NET-SOC code: 43-4081.00

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.

Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
Very high· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery high
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
Source dataset (XLSX download)
Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.173
0.000Range of values carried here0.745
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
Source dataset (CSV download)
Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.51
0.09Range of values carried here0.70
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
Source dataset (PDF download)

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Show 14 hidden tasks

20 rated tasks · 16 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (80.0%)

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.

Source: OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
Release: gh-main-0471612
License: MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Task (O*NET 20.1)	Claude.aiRaw / share %	APIRaw / share %
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment. 43-4081.00	0.016791.0	—0
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers. 43-4081.00	0.00179.0	0.00286.3
Make and confirm reservations.	—0	0.028966.6
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.	—0	0.005713.2
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.	—0	0.004310.0
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.	—0	0.00173.9

Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.

Task (O*NET 27.2)	βE1 + 0.5 × E2
Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers. O*NET Task ID 2617	1.0
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards. O*NET Task ID 2618	1.0
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary. O*NET Task ID 2622	1.0
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages. O*NET Task ID 2626	1.0
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels. O*NET Task ID 2610	0.5
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation. O*NET Task ID 2611	0.5
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers. O*NET Task ID 2612	0.5
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests. O*NET Task ID 2613	0.5
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process. O*NET Task ID 2616	0.5
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems. O*NET Task ID 2619	0.5
Make and confirm reservations. O*NET Task ID 2620	0.5
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning. O*NET Task ID 2623	0.5
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers. O*NET Task ID 2624	0.5
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits. O*NET Task ID 18566	0.5
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment. O*NET Task ID 18567	0.5
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees. O*NET Task ID 18570	0.5
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β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

All O*NET 31.0 task statements (20)

All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.

Task (O*NET 31.0)	Type
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.	Core
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.	Core
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers.	Core
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.	Core
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.	Core
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process.	Core
Post charges, such as those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers, manually or by using computers.	Core
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards.	Core
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.	Core
Make and confirm reservations.	Core
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary.	Core
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning.	Core
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.	Core
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits.	Core
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.	Core
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.	Core
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers.	Supplemental
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.	Supplemental
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.	Supplemental
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees.	Supplemental

Anthropic, "What work can robots do?"2026-09

0.07/ 3· Robot exposure index

0 none3 unstructured settings

Scale, basis and source

Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time

Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks

Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.

Source dataset

The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.

Tier of each physical task

Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)

E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site

Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.

Task (O*NET 29.3)	Robot environment tier
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.	E2 structured facilities
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes.	E1 purpose-built robot settings
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages.	E1 purpose-built robot settings
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants.	E1 purpose-built robot settings
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies.	E0 none

Employment outlook (BLS)

Employment, 2025: 265K
Projected employment, 2035: 270K
Change (2025–35): +1.8%
Median annual wage, 2025: $35,070
Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

lowest $30,890median wage across 825 detailed occupations, BLS EP 2025–35highest $559,030

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 — Employment by detailed occupation, 2025 and projected 2035

Korea classification links (KSCO)

Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.

KSCO code	KSCO title	Relation	Status
36121	예약 및 접수 사무원	This occupation is broader	confirmed

Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)

ILO occupational description

AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.

ISCO-08 4224Hotel Receptionists

The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.

Hotel receptionists welcome and register guests in hotels and other establishments that provide accommodation services. They assign rooms, issue keys, provide information concerning the services provided, make room reservations, keep a record of rooms available for occupancy and present statements of charges to departing guests and receive payment.

Tasks

(a) maintaining an inventory of rooms available for occupancy, reservations and room assignments;
(b) registering arriving guests, assigning rooms; verifying customer’s credit and issuing room keys;
(c) providing information regarding hotel services and services available in the community;
(d) providing information about availability of accommodation and making room reservations;
(e) responding to guests’ requests for housekeeping and maintenance services as well as complaints;
(f) contacting housekeeping or maintenance services when guests report problems;
(g) compiling and checking guest accounts for charges using computerized or manual systems;
(h) receiving and forwarding messages in person or using telephone or telephone switchboard;
(i) reviewing statements of charges to departing guests and receiving payment.

Example occupations

Hotel front desk clerk · Hotel receptionist

Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits

ESCO occupational vocabulary

Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.

hotel conciergeESCO 4229.1Same scope
Hotel concierges provide information to customers, assist guests with various tasks such as making restaurant reservations, recommending entertainment highlights, booking transportation (limousines, airplanes, boats, etc.) and other services, procurement of tickets to special events, and assisting with various travel arrangements and tours of local attractions.
hospitality establishment receptionistESCO 4224.1Overlapping, not the same
Hospitality establishment receptionists provide first point of contact and assistance to the guests of a hospitality establishment. They are also responsible for taking bookings, processing payments and giving information.
night auditorESCO 4226.1Overlapping, not the same
Night auditors oversee night customer care in hospitality establishment and perform a wide variety of activities from front desk to bookkeeping.
receptionistESCO 4226.2Overlapping, not the same
Receptionists are responsible for the reception area of a business. They answer the phone, greet guests, pass information, respond to inquiries and instruct visitors. They are the first point of contact for clients and customers.

Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)

License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)

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France classification links (ROME)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.

ROME code	ROME title (French)	Relation
G1703	Réceptionniste	Same scopeprovisional
G1709	Agent / Agente d'accueil et de prévention en camping	This occupation is broader
G1502	Employé / Employée d'hôtel	Related, not a matchprovisional
G1704	Agent / Agente de réservation en hôtellerie	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.

ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.

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Spain classification links (CNO-11)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

CNO-11 code	CNO-11 title (Spanish)	Relation
4422	Recepcionistas de hoteles	Same scopeprovisional

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.

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Germany classification links (KldB)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

KldB code	KldB title (German)	Relation
63222	Berufe im Hotelservice - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten	This occupation is narrowerprovisional
63212	Hotelkaufleute - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten	Related, not a matchprovisional
63221	Berufe im Hotelservice - Helfer-/Anlerntätigkeiten	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.

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Japan classification links (JSCO)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

JSCO code	JSCO title (Japanese)	Relation
407	娯楽場等接客員	This occupation is narrowerprovisional
404	身の回り世話従事者	Related, not a match

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.

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