Anyone looking for hotel industry jobs Phoenix ^[1] may have better luck finding Scottsdale jobs (Click here ^[2]), as that city's hotel industry is performing better than any other in the nation.

A recent report from Smith Travel Research ^[3] found that the hotel industry in Scottsdale is performing better than the nation's top 25 hotel markets. During March, hotels in the Phoenix suburb saw an occupancy rate of 86.9 percent, and brought in $166.05 for each available room.

About 8 million tourists visit Scottsdale every year and generate about $3.6 billion for the local economy, supporting thousands of local employees ^[4]. Part of the city's draw is the number of professional sports teams that practice nearby during training or regular season, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies.

Scottsdale fared better than top-ranked Miami, which had an occupancy rate of 85.7 percent during March 2011. The city also outperformed second-ranked Phoenix's occupancy rate of 83.2 percent and the national average occupancy rate of 61.4 percent.

The top 25 hotel markets and their occupancy rates during March include:

1. Miami - 85.7 percent
2. Phoenix - 83.2 percent
3. Tampa - 81.1 percent
4. Orlando - 80.6 percent
5. Oahu Island - 79.2 percent
6. New Orleans - 78.7 percent
7. New York - 78.2 percent
8. Anaheim - 76.8 percent
9. San Francisco - 74.1 percent
10. Los Angeles - 72.3 percent
11. Washington - 70.6 percent
12. San Diego - 70.2 percent
13. Philadelphia - 69 percent
14. Houston - 66.6 percent
15. Seattle - 66.3 percent
16. Boston - 65.2 percent
17. Atlanta - 64.7 percent
18. Nashville - 63.4 percent
19. Minneapolis - 62.1 percent
20. Denver - 61.6 percent
21. Dallas - 61.5 percent
22. St. Louis - 60.4 percent
23. Chicago - 60.1 percent
24. Detroit - 56.7 percent
25. Norfolk - 50.8 percent

In terms of room pricing, the national average was $101.72 per night during March 2011. New York had the most expensive hotel rooms among the top 25 markets at an average of $206.84 per night, while Norfolk had the least expensive room rates at an average of $74.28 per night.