Career Options for Hotel Management Students

After graduating from Hotel Management institutes there is a wide range of career option available for all the students.

1. Hotels:

One can get placement in different categories of hotels ranging from Indian chain of five star properties such as Taj, Oberoi and Welcome group, to an international chain like Hyatt, Sheraton etc. One can get job in different department i.e. Front Office, House Keeping, Food and Beverage Service and Food Production according to their skill and Knowledge and their interest.


Starting Salary: The initial joining can be at entry level with salary of around 10-15K per month or as an Management Trainee with 20K as an stipend after the training is done they can work as a managers with handsome amount of salary. if they join as entry level, they have to start from initial stage with basic salary and within a year or so (according to the work performance) the employee may get promoted to supervisory level with an increment in their salary.


Secondly, one can make their career in ancillaries like chain of restaurants for e.g.: KFC, Ruby Tuesday, Mc Donald's and Pizza hut.


Starting Salary: Initially, the salary structure is around 20 k but soon it can reach up to 35 k after certain promotions. The hotel management students join as a management trainee after their graduation. After 18 months of training program they can get the position of assistant restaurant manager & earn about 25 k. After 2 years excluding training period they are eligible for restaurant manager where salary is around 30-35 k per month along with lucrative perks.

2. Airline Industry:

Airline Industry is also a good option for the hotel management students. One can join as an Air Hostess and Flight Stewards. Some of them can also join as ground Staff or as Public Relationship officers. There is a training program for employees. The salary offered is around 25k for domestic airlines and 50k for international airlines. Cruse lines attract the students with greater package that can be up to 70 k according to the experience they have

3. Retail Sector:

Retail sector has a wide range open for hotel management graduates. It includes PVR, Malls, Back Office jobs, joining as receptionist in corporate offices, Hospitals and BPOindustry.

4. Teaching:

Teaching can also be option; they may join one of the IHMs or private colleges after approx. 1 year of experience depending upon their academic performance. Initially they may join as assistant lecturer


and within 2 years of teaching experience they are eligible for lecturer post. They salary structure is 10k in the starting and reaches up to 30 k, however, it may vary from organization to organization.

5. Entrepreneur:

Another option is Opening Own restaurants or working as consultants for building up hotels or restaurants. They can also have their special decoration for themed parties as contract services.