Innkeeper vs hotel director

The differences between innkeepers and hotel directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an innkeeper and a hotel director. Additionally, a hotel director has an average salary of $80,960, which is higher than the $47,279 average annual salary of an innkeeper.

The top three skills for an innkeeper include reservations, clean rooms and wine. The most important skills for a hotel director are reservations, front desk, and hotel operations.

Innkeeper vs hotel director overview

	Innkeeper	Hotel Director
Yearly salary	$47,279	$80,960
Hourly rate	$22.73	$38.92
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	1,272	6,704
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Innkeeper vs hotel director salary

Innkeepers and hotel directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Innkeeper	Hotel Director
Average salary	$47,279	$80,960
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $49,000 And $133,000
Highest paying City	-	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Booking Holdings
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between innkeeper and hotel director education

There are a few differences between an innkeeper and a hotel director in terms of educational background:

	Innkeeper	Hotel Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Innkeeper vs hotel director demographics

Here are the differences between innkeepers' and hotel directors' demographics:

	Innkeeper	Hotel Director
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Asian, 9.6% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between innkeeper and hotel director duties and responsibilities

Innkeeper example responsibilities.

Manage several customer service incidents and tend to emergencies including the administration lifesaving CPR to a gym patron.
Front desk reception, guest relations, reservations, concierge/massage bookings, indoor and outdoor creek-side hostess, gift shop sales.
Greet and register guests on arrival using POS terminal.
Supervise laundry room operations and maintenance of washers, dryers and golf carts.
Check in guests, make reservations online and over the phone, assign housekeeping duties, run charges, bookkeeping responsibilities
Coordinate and execute special events including destination weddings, receptions, wine dinners and social gatherings.

Hotel director example responsibilities.

Manage ADR (average daily rate) by increase or decrease daily rate base on market events.
Achieve solid market position for emerging property, setting the stage for outstanding results encompassing ADR, occupancy, and profitability.
Work on and create BEO's for the weekly events.
Determine the annual budget and oversight of all department finances.
Charge with oversight and implementation of new guest satisfaction survey program.
Complete monthly safety, AAA, and Forbes standards for overnight staff.

Innkeeper vs hotel director skills

Common innkeeper skills

Reservations, 37%
Clean Rooms, 19%
Wine, 11%
Front Desk, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Concierge Services, 3%

Common hotel director skills

Reservations, 20%
Front Desk, 12%
Hotel Operations, 6%
Financial Performance, 6%
Revenue Management, 5%
PMS, 5%