Average salary
National Statistic
Change Location
$30,000 - $90,000
HOTEL OWNER: Didn't Like Law So Joined Family Business
About this video
Gene is a Hotel Owner who oversees the managers of all departments. In addition to guest rooms, Gene's hotel has a restaurant and a banquet facility that hosts events and weddings. He was a lawyer for a while but didn't like it, so he tried the industry popular in his family: hotel management. He loves it.
Degree: Law
Job Title: Hotel Owner
Job Summary: Lodging Managers
Job Description
Lodging managers make sure that guests on vacation or business travel have a pleasant experience, while also ensuring that an establishment is run efficiently and profitably.
On-the-Job Training
None
Additional Info
About 245 high schools in 45 states offer the Lodging Management Program created by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. This 2-year program for high school juniors and seniors teaches management principles and leads to a professional certification called the Certified Rooms Division Supervisor.
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
0 to 10 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time, Long hours
Typical workplace
Indoor
Personal Qualities
Leadership ability, Organizational skills, People skills, Problem solving skills, Detail oriented, Verbal communication skillsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Bachelor's degree
Recommended Education Degree
Bachelor's degree
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m='10710'>We</span> <span m='10920'>have</span> <span m='11710'>maybe</span> <span m='12020'>eight</span> <span m='12380'>managers</span> <span m='13240'>that</span> <span m='13400'>oversee</span> <span m='13810'>the</span> <span m='13890'>various</span> <span m='14150'>departments</span> <span m='14550'>and</span> <span m='14740'>I oversee</span> <span m='15190'>the</span> <span m='15420'>managers.</span> <span m='17200'>So</span> <span m='17790'>we</span> <span m='17990'>have</span> <span m='18390'>a</span> <span m='18790'>restaurant,</span> <span m='19440'>we</span> <span m='19580'>have</span> <span m='19860'>a</span> <span m='20060'>banquet</span> <span m='20560'>facility</span> <span m='21090'>where</span> <span m='21280'>we</span> <span m='21370'>have</span> <span m='23070'>wedding</span> <span m='23440'>celebrations</span> <span m='24390'>or</span> <span m='24650'>meetings,</span> <span m='25770'>and</span> <span m='26230'>then</span> <span m='26460'>we</span> <span m='26570'>have</span> <span m='26860'>the</span> <span m='27080'>hotels</span> <span m='27480'>side</span> <span m='27600'>which</span> <span m='28190'>has</span> <span m='29360'>nightly</span> <span m='30490'>guest</span> <span m='30880'>stays.</span> </p><p><span m='32229'>Actually</span> <span m='32610'>I</span> <span m='33060'>am a</span> <span m='33410'>lawyer</span> <span m='34210'>and</span> <span m='34480'>I</span> <span m='34600'>spent</span> <span m='35310'>several</span> <span m='35640'>years</span> <span m='36900'>doing</span> <span m='37120'>law</span> <span m='37820'>but</span> <span m='38190'>I</span> <span m='39070'>didn't</span> <span m='39510'>really</span> <span m='39780'>like</span> <span m='40000'>it</span> <span m='40190'>and</span> <span m='40450'>I</span> <span m='40490'>wanted</span> <span m='40800'>to</span> <span m='40890'>change</span> <span m='41240'>fields.</span> <span m='41680'>And</span> <span m='42310'>my</span> <span m='42870'>family</span> <span m='43210'>does</span> <span m='43730'>hotels</span> <span m='44560'>and</span> <span m='44890'>I</span> <span m='45020'>found</span> <span m='45390'>that</span> <span m='45540'>that</span> <span m='45840'>was</span> <span m='46080'>something</span> <span m='46430'>that</span> <span m='46570'>I</span> <span m='46660'>loved</span> <span m='46850'>to</span> <span m='46950'>do.</span> <span m='48140'>I</span> <span m='48260'>guess</span> <span m='48450'>my</span> <span m='48600'>advice</span> <span m='48910'>would</span> <span m='49050'>be</span> <span m='49240'>to</span> <span m='49420'>try</span> <span m='49940'>as</span> <span m='50170'>many</span> <span m='50470'>different</span> <span m='50920'>things</span> <span m='51320'>as</span> <span m='51520'>possible</span> <span m='52470'>so</span> <span m='52700'>you</span> <span m='52910'>have</span> <span m='53140'>an</span> <span m='53260'>idea</span> <span m='53700'>of</span> <span m='53850'>what</span> <span m='54020'>you</span> <span m='54130'>like,</span> <span m='54670'>not</span> <span m='54960'>just</span> <span m='55750'>something</span> <span m='56050'>that</span> <span m='56220'>your</span> <span m='56350'>parents</span> <span m='56720'>tell</span> <span m='56870'>you</span> <span m='57110'>would be</span> <span m='57190'>a good</span> <span m='57540'>field</span> <span m='58040'>or</span> <span m='59570'>something</span> <span m='59750'>that</span> <span m='60160'>all</span> <span m='60340'>your</span> <span m='60420'>friends</span> <span m='60750'>are</span> <span m='60820'>doing.</span> <span m='61480'>I</span> <span m='61940'>think</span> <span m='62130'>it's</span> <span m='62380'>important</span> <span m='62780'>to</span> <span m='62930'>travel</span> <span m='63540'>a</span> <span m='63590'>lot,</span> <span m='63980'>to</span> <span m='64099'>see</span> <span m='64760'>the</span> <span m='64819'>world,</span> <span m='65319'>and</span> <span m='65650'>to</span> <span m='66300'>experience</span> <span 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