Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to hospitality programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Hospitality · CIP 52.09 series · 10 codes · 8 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 52.0901 Hospitality Administration/Management, General, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps hospitality programs to 8 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Food Service Manager, Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling and Lodging Manager. BLS median pay across them runs from $61,160 (Event Planner) to $106,660 (Facilities Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs hospitality programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Manager | $69,390 | 238,430 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 1-2 |
| Facilities Manager | $106,660 | 156,180 | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 3 |
| Event Planner | $61,160 | 142,860 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Business Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $99,080 | 82,150 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Lodging Manager | $69,250 | 42,620 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $79,520 | 37,980 | n/a | 4 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker | $63,820 | 26,010 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 1-2 |
| Gambling Manager | $93,220 | 5,030 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 1-2 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Food Service Manager, one of the hospitality jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Count money and make bank deposits.
Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
Coordination · Management of Personnel Resources · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 52.0901, 52.0904Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
Social Perceptiveness · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 52.0901, 52.0906Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
Service Orientation · Active Listening · Social Perceptiveness
Mapped from CIP 52.0901, 52.0904Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
Speaking · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 52.0904Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 52.0907Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.
Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.
Management of Personnel Resources · Critical Thinking · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 52.0908Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
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The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “what can you do with a hospitality degree”, “hospitality major jobs”, “hospitality degree jobs” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
