Where to find hotel jobs in the Caribbean: every option, compared honestly

The short answer: for hotel and resort jobs in the Caribbean, use three kinds of site together. Check the career pages of the hotel groups on your island, because big resorts post there first. Use a Caribbean job board that covers many employers at once: CaribbeanJobs.com is the largest general one, and Caribbean Hotel Jobs (this site) lists only hospitality jobs and puts the pay up front. And if you live on the island, register with the government job portal, which some islands require employers to use. Facebook groups carry many local jobs too, but check them carefully for scams.

We run Caribbean Hotel Jobs, which is one of the options below. We have tried to describe every option fairly, including where another site is the better choice. If something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@caribbeanhoteljobs.com and we will fix it.

The options

1. Hotel and resort group career pages

The big hotel groups advertise most of their vacancies on their own career sites, often before anywhere else. In the Caribbean that includes Sandals and Beaches, Marriott (Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton and others), Hyatt, Hilton, IHG, Accor, and the Spanish groups that run many all-inclusives in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, such as Meliá, Iberostar, Barceló, RIU and Bahia Principe. Search for the group's name and "careers", then filter by country.

• Good for: jobs at one brand, management trainee programmes, and Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, where the big chains usually list the pay.
• Less good for: comparing employers, and small hotels, villas and restaurants, which rarely have career pages.

2. Caribbean job boards

• CaribbeanJobs.com has been running since 2005 and is the largest general job board in the region. It covers every industry, with the most jobs in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, and has a hotel section. Many listings do not show pay.
• Caribbean Jobs Online (caribbeanjobsonline.com) is another general board with a hospitality and tourism category.
• Caribbean Hotel Jobs (this site) lists only hotel, resort, villa, restaurant and tour jobs across the Caribbean. Most jobs show the pay, and jobs with pay come first. You can apply from your phone in about a minute without an account, and you are told when the employer reads your application. We check employers before their jobs go live. We also list vacancies that employers have advertised in public with the pay, such as on resort career pages, and say where we found them. We started in October 2026, so we have fewer jobs than the older boards on some islands.

3. The CHTA Caribbean Tourism Job Bank

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association runs a job bank for the tourism industry at jobbank.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com. It started in 2018 to help workers find jobs after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Job seekers can search it free, and CHTA member hotels have been able to post there at no charge, so it is worth checking for jobs at member properties.

4. Government job portals

Some governments run free job portals, and on some islands employers must use them.

• Cayman Islands: every vacancy must be posted on the WORC Jobs Portal (worc.ky), and employers hiring someone on a work permit must advertise there first.
• Jamaica: the Ministry of Labour and Social Security runs the Electronic Labour Exchange, free for job seekers and employers.
• Other islands: ask the labour department or national employment service. Our island pages link the official sources for permits and pay.

5. Hospitality job sites worldwide

Hcareers, Hosco (for students and graduates) and Caterer Global carry some Caribbean jobs, mostly at international brands and in management. For senior roles such as general manager or executive chef, specialist executive search firms recruit for many Caribbean resorts. Their ads usually say "a luxury resort in the Caribbean" without naming it.

6. Facebook groups and WhatsApp

Many local hotel jobs are still passed around in Facebook groups and on WhatsApp. That is quick and free, but posts rarely show the pay, they disappear fast, and fake job offers that ask for fees spread the same way. Never pay anyone for a job, and read how to spot a fake job offer.

7. Indeed, LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter

These are huge, but not built for the islands. Indeed has no country site for most Caribbean countries (jm.indeed.com sends you to the US site), and a ZipRecruiter search for "Caribbean" mixes in many US jobs. LinkedIn is useful for management and corporate roles at the big hotel groups.

Side by side

Which to use, by situation

• You live on the island: the government portal, the hotel groups' career pages and a Caribbean job board, plus walk-in hiring days. Set up a free job alert so new jobs come to you.
• You want to work on another island: start with jobs that say the employer handles the work permit, and read working in the Caribbean as a foreigner. CARICOM nationals with a skills certificate can work in many member states without a permit: see CARICOM free movement.
• You are a US citizen: you can work in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands without a permit.
• You want a management job: the hotel groups' career pages, LinkedIn and executive search firms, plus the management jobs here.
• You are a student: your hospitality school's placement office, Hosco, and the big all-inclusive groups' internship programmes.

FAQ

What is the best website to find hotel jobs in the Caribbean?

There is no single site with every job. Most people do best with three: the career pages of the hotel groups on their island, a Caribbean job board (CaribbeanJobs.com is the largest general one; Caribbean Hotel Jobs lists only hospitality jobs and shows the pay on most of them), and their government's job portal. Avoid any site or person that asks you to pay for a job.

Is Caribbean Hotel Jobs a recruitment agency?

No. Caribbean Hotel Jobs (caribbeanhoteljobs.com) is a job board started in Saint Lucia in October 2026 by Denise and Michael Wolff. You apply to the employer directly, and it is free for job seekers. It is not connected with a US recruiting agency of the same name, listed in Park City, Utah, that used the same web address until 2021.

Do I have to pay to apply for hotel jobs in the Caribbean?

No. Real hotels and job boards do not charge job seekers. Anyone who asks for money for a job, training, a uniform, a medical or a work permit is very likely running a scam.

Can foreigners get resort jobs in the Caribbean?

Yes, but usually only with a job offer and a work permit that the employer applies for, and most islands give their own citizens first choice. Jobs that need rare skills, such as chefs, spa therapists, dive instructors and managers, are the most open to people from abroad.