A professional who performs any combination of following duties for guests of hotel or motel. Respnsibilities include:

• Greets, registers, and assigns rooms to guests.
• Issues room key and escort instructions to bellhop.
• Date stamps, sorts, and racks incoming mail and messages.
• Transmits and receives messages, using telephone or telephone switchboard.
• Answers inquiries pertaining to hotel services; registration of guests; and shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel directions.
• Keeps records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computer.
• Computes bill, collects payment, and makes change for guests.
• Makes and confirms reservations.
• May post charges, such as room, food, liquor, or telephone, to ledger, manually or using computer.
• May make restaurant, transportation, or entertainment reservation, and arrange for tours.
• May deposit guests' valuables in hotel safe or safe-deposit box.
• May order complimentary flowers or champagne for guests.
• May rent dock space at marina-hotel.
• May work on one floor and be designated Floor Clerk.
• May be known as Key Clerk; Reservation Clerk; Room Clerk or according to specific area in which employed as Front Desk Clerk.