# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hosts-and-hostesses-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop
- SOC code: 35-9031.00
- Career family: Food service
- Median annual pay: $31,200 (10th percentile $22,340, 90th percentile $43,990)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.4%
- Openings a year: 107,100
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SEC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 37 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 12 |
| Social (S) | 71 |
| Enterprising (E) | 57 |
| Conventional (C) | 52 |

## What you'd do

- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 70/100)
- Getting Information (importance 69/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 66/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 66/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 66/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 64/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 61/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 60/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 59/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 59/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Negotiation

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Food Production, Psychology, Computers and Electronics, Personnel and Human Resources, Foreign Language, Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, Sales and Marketing

## Also called

Bar Host, Bar Hostess, Breakfast Host, Buffet Hostess, Deli Host (Delicatessen Host), Dining Coordinator, Dining Room Host, Dining Room Hostess, Front Desk Host, Front Desk Hostess

## Related careers

- [Waiters and Waitresses](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/waiters-and-waitresses): $35,230 median pay
- [Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dining-room-and-cafeteria-attendants-and-bartender-helpers): $33,980 median pay
- [Food Servers, Nonrestaurant](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/food-servers-nonrestaurant): $35,360 median pay
- [Fast Food and Counter Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-workers): $31,200 median pay
- [Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hotel-motel-and-resort-desk-clerks): $35,070 median pay
- [Bartenders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bartenders): $34,340 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.