• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

35-9031 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounge, and help ensure quality of facilities and service.

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National estimates for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Industry profile for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Geographic profile for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

National estimates for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
400,420	1.2 %	$ 13.64	$ 28,380	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.86	$ 10.88	$ 13.33	$ 15.05	$ 17.40
Annual Wage (2)	$ 20,500	$ 22,630	$ 27,720	$ 31,300	$ 36,180

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Industry profile for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	352,390	3.38	$ 13.37	$ 27,820
Traveler Accommodation	16,340	0.97	$ 16.10	$ 33,490
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	7,860	2.00	$ 15.20	$ 31,620
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	6,340	0.50	$ 16.01	$ 33,310
Special Food Services	4,290	0.67	$ 15.83	$ 32,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	352,390	3.38	$ 13.37	$ 27,820
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	7,860	2.00	$ 15.20	$ 31,620
Traveler Accommodation	16,340	0.97	$ 16.10	$ 33,490
Gambling Industries	1,520	0.76	$ 15.15	$ 31,510
Amusement Parks and Arcades	1,430	0.70	$ 13.59	$ 28,260

Top paying industries for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Merchandise Retailers	150	(7)	$ 17.43	$ 36,260
Civic and Social Organizations	380	0.13	$ 17.36	$ 36,110
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	2,270	0.04	$ 16.91	$ 35,160
Traveler Accommodation	16,340	0.97	$ 16.10	$ 33,490
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	6,340	0.50	$ 16.01	$ 33,310

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Geographic profile for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	45,250	2.57	0.95	$ 16.36	$ 34,030
Florida	40,780	4.43	1.64	$ 13.98	$ 29,070
Texas	35,800	2.76	1.02	$ 11.81	$ 24,560
Pennsylvania	15,750	2.71	1.00	$ 12.27	$ 25,510
New York	15,500	1.70	0.63	$ 17.69	$ 36,790

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	40,780	4.43	1.64	$ 13.98	$ 29,070
Hawaii	2,490	4.19	1.55	$ 17.59	$ 36,590
South Carolina	8,730	4.06	1.50	$ 11.25	$ 23,390
New Hampshire	2,420	3.67	1.35	$ 13.77	$ 28,640
Nevada	5,030	3.56	1.32	$ 13.98	$ 29,080

Top paying states for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,100	3.04	1.12	$ 18.40	$ 38,270
Vermont	880	3.02	1.11	$ 17.92	$ 37,280
New York	15,500	1.70	0.63	$ 17.69	$ 36,790
Washington	6,170	1.81	0.67	$ 17.68	$ 36,780
Hawaii	2,490	4.19	1.55	$ 17.59	$ 36,590

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	17,480	1.90	0.70	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,470	2.86	1.06	$ 15.96	$ 33,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	10,540	4.02	1.48	$ 14.51	$ 30,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,680	2.55	0.94	$ 12.16	$ 25,290
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	9,510	3.11	1.15	$ 11.83	$ 24,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,000	2.97	1.10	$ 15.76	$ 32,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,730	3.20	1.18	$ 12.26	$ 25,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,910	2.86	1.05	$ 13.45	$ 27,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	7,890	2.92	1.08	$ 16.20	$ 33,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,750	1.75	0.65	$ 14.26	$ 29,660

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1,700	9.86	3.64	$ 10.85	$ 22,570
Ocean City, NJ	360	8.98	3.32	$ 14.45	$ 30,060
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	590	8.01	2.96	$ 19.66	$ 40,900
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	580	7.47	2.76	$ 11.64	$ 24,200
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	840	7.08	2.61	$ 13.38	$ 27,830
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	1,110	7.07	2.61	$ 14.66	$ 30,500
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	2,160	6.96	2.57	$ 13.97	$ 29,050
Napa, CA	510	6.85	2.53	$ 17.62	$ 36,650
The Villages, FL	240	6.60	2.44	$ 12.83	$ 26,680
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	510	6.43	2.38	$ 10.62	$ 22,100