Concierges build social perceptiveness, service orientation and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (91%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 91% | $44,390 | +14% | None |
| 2 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 88% | $35,070 | −10% | None |
| 3 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 82% | $38,010 | −2% | None |
| 4 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 81% | $41,300 | +6% | None |
| 5 | Travel Agents | 81% | $50,160 | +29% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 80% | $44,770 | +15% | None |
| 7 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 79% | $36,300 | −7% | None |
| 8 | Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | 77% | $32,910 | −16% | None |
| 9 | Flight Attendants | 76% | $63,580 | +63% | None |
| 10 | Telemarketers | 75% | $35,450 | −9% | None |
Compared with Concierges, median $38,950. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as concierges (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
91% skill match · $44,390 · +14% pay
Instructing · Systems Analysis · Operations Monitoring
88% skill match · $35,070 · −10% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Instructing · Quality Control Analysis
82% skill match · $38,010 · −2% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Instructing
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (91% skill match, median $44,390), Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (88% skill match, median $35,070) and Receptionists and Information Clerks (82% skill match, median $38,010), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 15 pay more than concierges at the median. The biggest increases: Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (+80%, $69,990), Flight Attendants (+63%, $63,580) and Real Estate Sales Agents (+36%, $52,830).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.