Home / Business Degrees / Career Insight: Hospitality Management April 17, 2019 Career Insight: Hospitality Management By B&SC Blog Team Hospitality management careers are exciting, fast-paced and have a variety of paths. Many hospitality management jobs involve traveling, anticipating customer needs, entertainment, as well as juggling every detail of an event, the customer experience and facility operations. Few of these jobs are 8 – 5; the hours are long and the work week is rarely limited to weekdays. However, hospitality managers enjoy many employee benefits during time off, like travel, lodging and meals at extremely discounted prices. One area in this industry that is expanding is meeting, convention and event planning. “Applicants for our scholarship program for event services has grown from a handful a few years ago to a huge number every year,” said Julie Pingston, President of the Event Service Professional Association. “A bachelor’s degree in hospitality management is becoming required for jobs more and more, but people can also transfer in from other fields,” she said. With that, the pay has also risen. Larger organizations have more positions that offer opportunities to grow from [frontline management] to middle management and even executive level,” she said. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for meeting, convention and event planners was Related News Love Shark Tank? Let's Dive Into Entrepreneurship Interested in entrepreneurship or taking charge of your own business career? Explore some key takeaways from the reality TV show Shark Tank. Read More: Love Shark Tank? Let's Dive Into Entrepreneurship Learn the Difference: Leadership vs Management Find out if you are a manager or leader by understanding key differences between the two in our blog. Learn more! Read More: Learn the Difference: Leadership vs Management What Do Office Managers Do? 5 Critical Tasks Performed by Office Managers An office manager works to keep an office running smoothly. Here’s a closer look at 5 ways that these professionals handle this important task. Read More: What Do Office Managers Do? 5 Critical Tasks Performed by Office Managers
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