Lodging Managers build service orientation, management of personnel resources and social perceptiveness 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 General and Operations Managers (86%).
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 | General and Operations Managers | 86% | $105,770 | +53% | None |
| 2 | Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 84% | $61,160 | −12% | None |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 84% | $87,520 | +26% | None |
| 4 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 84% | $69,500 | 0% | None |
| 5 | Sales Managers | 82% | $148,270 | +114% | None |
| 6 | Administrative Services Managers | 82% | $114,130 | +65% | None |
| 7 | Financial Managers | 81% | $166,570 | +141% | None |
| 8 | Human Resources Managers | 80% | $149,280 | +116% | None |
| 9 | Human Resources Specialists | 80% | $75,940 | +10% | None |
| 10 | Purchasing Managers | 79% | $148,080 | +114% | None |
Compared with Lodging Managers, median $69,250. 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 lodging managers (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.
86% skill match · $105,770 · +53% pay
Operations Analysis
84% skill match · $61,160 · −12% pay
Operations Analysis · Repairing · Equipment Selection
84% skill match · $87,520 · +26% pay
Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are General and Operations Managers (86% skill match, median $105,770), Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (84% skill match, median $61,160) and First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers (84% skill match, median $87,520), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than lodging managers at the median. The biggest increases: Financial Managers (+141%, $166,570), Marketing Managers (+141%, $166,790) and Human Resources Managers (+116%, $149,280).
25 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.