Cabana attendant vs desk attendant

The differences between cabana attendants and desk attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cabana attendant has an average salary of $28,339, which is higher than the $24,747 average annual salary of a desk attendant.

The top three skills for a cabana attendant include cash handling, customer service and bartending. The most important skills for a desk attendant are front desk, customer service, and cash control.

Cabana attendant vs desk attendant overview

	Cabana Attendant	Desk Attendant
Yearly salary	$28,339	$24,747
Hourly rate	$13.62	$11.90
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	44,552	119,555
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cabana attendant vs desk attendant salary

Cabana attendants and desk attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cabana Attendant	Desk Attendant
Average salary	$28,339	$24,747
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $18,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	Salem, OR	Alameda, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Maine
Best paying company	NBCUniversal	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	Real Estate	Retail

Differences between cabana attendant and desk attendant education

There are a few differences between a cabana attendant and a desk attendant in terms of educational background:

	Cabana Attendant	Desk Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Cabana attendant vs desk attendant demographics

Here are the differences between cabana attendants' and desk attendants' demographics:

	Cabana Attendant	Desk Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%	Male, 40.3% Female, 59.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cabana attendant and desk attendant duties and responsibilities

Cabana attendant example responsibilities.

Manage daily check-in, ensuring beach access to members and guests of luxury resort.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Clean industrial size dryers on a nightly basis of melted/hardened plastic

Desk attendant example responsibilities.

Grind maintenance, snow removal and mowing.
Assist on special projects consisting of transferring reservations to new internal booking system and balancing advance deposits
Perform lifeguard duties, such as water rescues and administers first aid as necessary.
Help to maintain office organization and functionality

Cabana attendant vs desk attendant skills

Common cabana attendant skills

Cash Handling, 40%
Customer Service, 22%
Bartending, 14%
Drink Orders, 13%
Food Orders, 6%
Cash Registers, 6%

Common desk attendant skills

Front Desk, 17%
Customer Service, 17%
Cash Control, 14%
CPR, 11%
Residential Life, 9%
Security Cameras, 3%