How To Become An Overnight Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is an overnight manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an overnight manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $17.82 an hour? That's $37,076 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 189,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreOvernight ManagerUS Average

Salary

2.9

Avg. Salary $37,076

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level

9.6

Growth Rate 6%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47%

Asian 6.30%

Black or African American 6.26%

Hispanic or Latino 15.45%

Unknown 4.35%

White 67.18%

Gender

female 32.69%

male 67.31%

Age - 44

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44

Stress Level

9.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level

9.2

Complexity Level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance

3.6

Work Life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an overnight manager

Explore overnight manager education requirements

Most common overnight manager degrees

Bachelor's

32.1 %

High School Diploma

30.8 %

Associate

22.8 %

Start to develop specific overnight manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Food Handling	13.56%
Cleanliness	10.30%
Customer Complaints	10.09%
Strong Customer Service	9.27%
Front Desk	6.79%

Complete relevant overnight manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New overnight managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an overnight manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real overnight manager resumes.

Research overnight manager duties and responsibilities

Conduct daily sales presentations to prospective customers that lead to an establish model laud by company leadership.
Assist guest with carrying their luggage, groceries and any other baggage to and from their vehicles.
Handle attendance and punctuality, performance evaluations, implement policies and procedures, provide guidelines for database clean-up and informal training.
Monitor all travel activity for VIP's/Congress/Dignitaries/Hollywood Celebrities/Sports Figures/Musicians, with emphasis on proactively anticipating travel disruptions and incorporating satisfactory resolution.

Apply for overnight manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an overnight manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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