Learn about the types of people who become lodging managers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2024
89% of lodging managers work in full-time roles while 11% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a lodging manager. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming lodging managers at a ratio of 1.15 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
62% of lodging managers are female and 38% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a lodging manager and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a lodging manager and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a lodging manager than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of lodging managers are White, making up 63% of the population. The next highest segments are Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish and Other, making up 8% and 7% respectively.