Growth Forecast for Hospitality Careers

Considering a hospitality career? There are hotel and restaurant management bachelor’s and associate’s degree programs that can help you get your start.

According to 2004 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, hospitality career opportunities are expected to increase 16% by 2014. As people have more leisure time to travel and eat out, the hospitality industry will need to grow to meet the increased need for hotel and food service managers.

Hospitality Career in Hotel Management

Hotel management positions are available at traditional hotels, motels, and inns as well as more diverse locations like camping areas, guest ranches, and resorts. The secret to success in these hospitality careers is a degree in hotel management. Many hotels have internship programs and may also be willing to pay for additional schooling once they have evaluated your management potential.

These hospitality careers can include general managers as well as guest services and housekeeping managers who are more directly involved with hotel guests, or controllers who are involved almost exclusively with the financial side of the business. A hospitality career in hotel management provides a wealth of learning opportunities including arranging conferences; creating budgets; and setting quality standards for staff, food, amenities, and d��cor.

Hospitality Career in Restaurant Management

Restaurant management is another career in the hospitality industry with potential for growth. The most competitive candidates will have a restaurant and food service management degree with classes in nutrition, sanitation, food planning and preparation, or even accounting, business law and management, and computer science. A career in restaurant management includes general management positions or more specialized positions like food and beverage manager, catering director, or executive chef. Responsibilities range from all aspects of supervising kitchen staff to creating menus and monitoring them for variety and implementing seasonal entr��es to ordering, organizing, and overseeing food deliveries.

Hospitality Career to Go

Regardless of whether your focus is hotel or restaurant management, or whether you want to be in the business office crunching numbers or a little closer to the customer, there is a hospitality career waiting for you. All you need is a degree, a creative spirit, and the drive to succeed.

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About the Author

Judi Sandall is a technical writer and a regular Chef School Review columnist. She is a graduate of the State University of New York, with a BA in English Literature.

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