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Where a rooms division manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a rooms division manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Rooms division managers are in charge of managing and coordinating a team of employees at front desk, reservations, housekeeping and maintenance departments.

Also known as head receptionist, rooms and reservations manager, front office manager, rooms manager, reception manager, director of rooms, front desk manager, reservations manager.

Managers 34 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: night auditor, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
night auditor 69% covered housekeeping supervisor 66% covered camping ground manager 52% covered hotel concierge 48% covered camping ground operative 48% covered rooms division manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from rooms division manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a rooms division manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A rooms division manager needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • coordinate activities across hospitality rooms division management skills
  • coordinate redecoration of hospitality establishment management skills
  • manage front operations management skills
  • train reception staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • forecast occupancy demand management skills
  • manage hospitality revenue management skills
  • assess cleanliness of areas information skills
  • manage inspections of equipment information skills
  • develop working procedures management skills
  • monitor financial accounts information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a rooms division manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Rooms division manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a rooms division manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.