Best degree programs for Concierges, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 3 schools train Concierges. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $38,950 median wage, 49,240 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 3 schools train concierges, graduating 52 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other. The job pays a median of $38,950 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About concierges
Assist patrons at hotel, apartment, or office building with personal services. May take messages; arrange or give advice on transportation, business services, or entertainment; or monitor guest requests for housekeeping and maintenance.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 12.9999 | 52 | 100.0% | 3 | $25,090 | $10,185 |
Top 3 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institute of Technology Clovis, CA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other | 73% | $24,518 | — |
| 2 | Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other | 71% | — | — |
| 3 | University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other | 16% | — | — |
What concierges earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Californialimited | $43,560 | 5,150 | 0.89× | 1 | 37 |
| Oklahomalimited | $29,930 | 430 | 0.79× | 1 | 9 |
| Ohiolimited | $35,660 | 590 | 0.34× | 1 | 6 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Provide information about local features, such as shopping, dining, nightlife, or recreational destinations.
- Make reservations for patrons, such as for dinner, spa treatments, or golf tee times, and obtain tickets to special events.
- Provide directions to guests.
- Order flowers for guests.
- Make travel arrangements for sightseeing or other tours.
- Pick up and deliver items or run errands for guests.
- Plan special events, parties, or meetings, which may include booking musicians or celebrities.
- Book airline or train tickets, reserve rental cars, or arrange shuttle service for guests.
Skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Active Learning2.9
- Writing2.8
- Mathematics2.0
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.7
- English Language4.4
- Administrative3.3
- Transportation3.1
- Administration and Management2.9
- Computers and Electronics2.9
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.1
- Oral Expression4.1
- Speech Recognition3.9
- Speech Clarity3.9
- Problem Sensitivity3.5
- Deductive Reasoning3.5
Core activities
- Getting Information4.6
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.3
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.2
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public4.2
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.1
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.0
Tools and technology
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How to become a Concierge
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Concierges1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 12.9999Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Concierge?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other, which awarded 52 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Concierge?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Culinary. Together they graduate about 52 people a year.
How much do concierges earn?+
The median is $38,950 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $31,620 at the 10th percentile to $57,570 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for concierges growing?+
BLS projects a +2.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 6,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
3 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do concierges work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Concierge, Chef Concierge, Hotel Concierge, Guest Service Agent among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 39-6012.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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