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Bed and Breakfast and Guest House Owners and Proprietors

Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources bed and breakfasts and guest houses.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£6,214
£18,903
£33,218

New workers start around £6,214. Normal pay is £18,903 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £33,218.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 2,119 vacancies for this type of job

7.59%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Arranges for payment of bills, keeps accounts and ensures adherence to licensing and other statutory regulations.

  • Markets business and finds new business.

  • Determines financial, staffing, material and other short- and long-term needs.

  • Maintains and cleans establishment.

  • Provides certain meals for guests.

  • Welcomes and ensures physical comfort of residents/guests and makes special arrangements for children, the elderly and the infirm if required.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Business Planning

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Legislation

  • Property Management

  • Regulatory Requirements

  • Service Improvement

  • Workflow Management

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Accountability

  • Customer Service

  • Innovation

  • Leadership

  • Management

  • Operations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Business and Management

University of Leicester

BA (Hons) · 3-4 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Business Management

University of Birmingham

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 30/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Tourism and Events Management

Newcastle College University Centre

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Newcastle upon Tyne · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

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