Abstract
The case is argued for the usefulness of a particular type of age distribution to the analysis of career paths and to do so by an example of a small study of the career paths of UK hotel managers. This examination begins with a technical description of age distributions which contrasts the conventional wisdom of the subject with the special application being advocated. Having established the potential of this form of distribution the examination then applies it to a study of hotel management careers. The fundamental thrust of the argument is that age distributions are of particular importance to understanding the developmental aspects of experience.