Hotel clerk vs night auditor/front desk

The differences between hotel clerks and night auditors/front desk can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a night auditor/front desk has an average salary of $30,799, which is higher than the $30,744 average annual salary of a hotel clerk.

The top three skills for a hotel clerk include reservations, front desk and LMS. The most important skills for a night auditor/front desk are reservations, customer service, and front desk operations.

Hotel clerk vs night auditor/front desk overview

	Hotel Clerk	Night Auditor/Front Desk
Yearly salary	$30,744	$30,799
Hourly rate	$14.78	$14.81
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	76,911	75,445
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Hotel clerk vs night auditor/front desk salary

Hotel clerks and night auditors/front desk have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hotel Clerk	Night Auditor/Front Desk
Average salary	$30,744	$30,799
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Long Beach, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Grand Hotel	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between hotel clerk and night auditor/front desk education

There are a few differences between a hotel clerk and a night auditor/front desk in terms of educational background:

	Hotel Clerk	Night Auditor/Front Desk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hotel clerk vs night auditor/front desk demographics

Here are the differences between hotel clerks' and night auditors/front desk' demographics:

	Hotel Clerk	Night Auditor/Front Desk
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%	Male, 39.8% Female, 60.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 10.1% White, 49.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 9.6% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between hotel clerk and night auditor/front desk duties and responsibilities

Hotel clerk example responsibilities.

Manage customer service issues with ease and charm and train other co workers in daily operations.
Control all reservations by inputting information to computer.
Coordinate reservations; follow room inventory and monetary control.
Follow emergency procedures for evacuating property safely via PBX phone.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staff appropriately.

Night auditor/front desk example responsibilities.

Train new associates to Hyatt standards and the most efficient way to accomplish the day's tasks.
Attend to guest needs such as guest check-in/check-outs, reservations, PBX and attending to guest questions and needs.
Front desk responsibilities to assure a pleasant guest check-in/check-outs, reservations, PBX and attending to guest questions and needs.
Check in/out guests, assist with reservations, provide excellent customer service ensuring customer comfort and satisfaction.
Input fax reservations into computer, documenting all fax reservations ensuring credit/debit cards have been charge correctly.
Register new patients and updates existing patient demographics by collecting patient detail patient information including personal and financial information.

Hotel clerk vs night auditor/front desk skills

Common hotel clerk skills

Reservations, 28%
Front Desk, 16%
LMS, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Hotel Services, 7%
Customer Complaints, 6%

Common night auditor/front desk skills

Reservations, 27%
Customer Service, 16%
Front Desk Operations, 8%
Room Charges, 5%
Guest Service, 5%
Guest Accounts, 3%

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