OPT Hotel Manager Jobs
Hotel Manager jobs on OPT are available at full-service hotels, boutique properties, and hospitality groups that regularly sponsor F-1 students. Your 12-month OPT window (or 24-month STEM extension if your degree qualifies) gives you time to demonstrate value and build toward H-1B visa sponsorship.
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The Town Pump Hotel Group is looking for a motivated and outgoing Hotel Sales Manager who will model our mission statement “Genuine Hospitality from genuine people committed to providing comfort and service.” Town Pump is a growing company, with ever increasing opportunities for career growth.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Hotel Sales Manager, you will:
- perform duties to effectively promote, prospect, develop client relationships, book room and meeting room business as well as conduct client and guest follow-up to meet Town Pump and brand operational standards.
- interact with guests, co-workers, and management in a courteous, professional manner, and maintain a high degree of pride in job performance.
- generate a target revenue percentage from sleeping rooms, events, and business meetings, create budgets for booked events to include labor, equipment, audiovisual, entertainment, and food.
- demonstrate and communicate an understanding of profitability, oversee, and assist in set up of meeting rooms, conduct regular check in with the point of contact, and maintain property management system with updated business and customer account information.
- be responsible for making sure property is up to par through regular inspections and reporting all known issues with services, equipment, and property; ensuring work orders are in place, prepare and submit all required monthly sales reports, and participate in the Revenue Management calls.
- work closely with the General Manager, RDOS, and Franchise Revenue Manager (if property has one) to find and evaluate new marketing opportunities for the hotel. Not limited to but many include creating promotions to attract consumers looking for sleeping rooms; and groups looking for events, offering promotions on future stays or functions, offering referral credit for business, soliciting business through mailings, answering incoming requests for information, and attending extra-curricular activities and meetings that offer networking and educational opportunities, solicit business through mailings, cold calls, emails, LinkedIn messages and face-to-face sales meetings, and answer incoming requests for information.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Having a background in sales or marketing is beneficial, the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, and procedure manuals, ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- be required to have a one-year certificate from college or technical school, six months related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
BENEFITS
Town Pump offers many outstanding benefits including 401(K), Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Health Savings, Flex Spending Accounts, paid time off, and education reimbursement benefits.
Town Pump Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.
INTRODUCTION
The Town Pump Hotel Group is looking for a motivated and outgoing Hotel Sales Manager who will model our mission statement “Genuine Hospitality from genuine people committed to providing comfort and service.” Town Pump is a growing company, with ever increasing opportunities for career growth.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Hotel Sales Manager, you will:
- perform duties to effectively promote, prospect, develop client relationships, book room and meeting room business as well as conduct client and guest follow-up to meet Town Pump and brand operational standards.
- interact with guests, co-workers, and management in a courteous, professional manner, and maintain a high degree of pride in job performance.
- generate a target revenue percentage from sleeping rooms, events, and business meetings, create budgets for booked events to include labor, equipment, audiovisual, entertainment, and food.
- demonstrate and communicate an understanding of profitability, oversee, and assist in set up of meeting rooms, conduct regular check in with the point of contact, and maintain property management system with updated business and customer account information.
- be responsible for making sure property is up to par through regular inspections and reporting all known issues with services, equipment, and property; ensuring work orders are in place, prepare and submit all required monthly sales reports, and participate in the Revenue Management calls.
- work closely with the General Manager, RDOS, and Franchise Revenue Manager (if property has one) to find and evaluate new marketing opportunities for the hotel. Not limited to but many include creating promotions to attract consumers looking for sleeping rooms; and groups looking for events, offering promotions on future stays or functions, offering referral credit for business, soliciting business through mailings, answering incoming requests for information, and attending extra-curricular activities and meetings that offer networking and educational opportunities, solicit business through mailings, cold calls, emails, LinkedIn messages and face-to-face sales meetings, and answer incoming requests for information.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Having a background in sales or marketing is beneficial, the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, and procedure manuals, ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- be required to have a one-year certificate from college or technical school, six months related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
BENEFITS
Town Pump offers many outstanding benefits including 401(K), Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Health Savings, Flex Spending Accounts, paid time off, and education reimbursement benefits.
Town Pump Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Hotel Manager
Target properties with dedicated HR teams
Large hotel brands and management companies have in-house HR and legal resources to handle visa sponsorship. Smaller independent properties often lack the infrastructure. Focus your applications on full-service hotels with 100 or more rooms.
Highlight revenue and operations metrics
Hotel managers are evaluated on occupancy rates, RevPAR, guest satisfaction scores, and cost control. Lead with concrete numbers from your experience. Employers weighing sponsorship costs need evidence you directly impact the bottom line.
Pursue department head roles during OPT
Front office manager, food and beverage manager, and rooms division manager titles carry more weight than general supervisor roles. These positions document management-level experience, which supports your specialty occupation case when your employer files for H-1B.
Raise sponsorship before offer stage when possible
Mentioning OPT work authorization during early interviews avoids surprises later. Prepare a one-sentence explanation of your timeline, your STEM extension eligibility if applicable, and the steps your employer needs to take. Confidence removes friction.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsorship-open employers
Not every hotel listing mentions visa sponsorship, but Migrate Mate surfaces employers that have sponsored international workers before. Targeting those properties directly saves time and significantly improves your chances of reaching the offer stage.
Hotel Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Hotel Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it depends on how the role is defined and what degree your employer requires. Hotel Manager positions that demand a bachelor's degree in hospitality management, hotel administration, or business generally meet the specialty occupation standard. Roles where any unrelated degree or no degree is acceptable are harder to support. The job description your employer writes matters significantly.
Can I work as a Hotel Manager on OPT without any additional authorization?
Yes. If your degree is in hospitality, hotel management, tourism, or a related field, working as a Hotel Manager falls within the practical training scope of F-1 OPT. Your work must be directly related to your major. If you hold a STEM-eligible degree, you may also qualify for a 24-month OPT extension, giving you more time to secure H-1B sponsorship.
How do I find Hotel Manager jobs where employers are open to sponsoring OPT students?
Browse Migrate Mate, which is built specifically for international students and surfaces hospitality employers with a history of sponsoring work visas. Large branded hotel groups, resort operators, and hospitality management companies tend to have the legal infrastructure to support sponsorship. Filtering by employer type and visa-friendliness on Migrate Mate is the most efficient starting point.
What happens to my OPT status if I am promoted or change properties within the same hotel group?
A promotion within the same employer generally does not create an OPT issue as long as the new role remains related to your degree field. Moving to a different property under the same parent company is typically treated the same way. If you change employers entirely, you must update your SEVP portal within 10 days. Consult your DSO before any employment change to stay compliant.
Is hotel management a realistic path to long-term U.S. work authorization beyond OPT?
Yes, with the right employer and role structure. Hospitality companies that operate full-service hotels, luxury resorts, and casino properties have sponsored H-1B and even green card petitions for management-track employees. Building a track record in revenue management, operations leadership, or a specialized function strengthens your case. Starting your conversations about long-term sponsorship early in your OPT period gives employers time to plan.