Job prospects Guest Services Agent - Hotel in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "guest services agent - hotel" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Hotel front desk clerks (NOC 64314) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Hotel front desk clerks in Alberta:

Approximately 2,050 people work in this occupation.
Hotel front desk clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Accommodation services (NAICS 721): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 20% for all occupations
46% of hotel front desk clerks work all year, while 54% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 34% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 66% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Alberta by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region	Good
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region	Good
Calgary Region	Moderate
Camrose–Drumheller Region	Moderate
Edmonton Region	Moderate
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region	Moderate
Red Deer Region	Moderate
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region	Moderate