Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
423,380	1.4 %	$11.54	$24,010	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.46	$9.27	$11.10	$12.67	$15.17
Annual Wage (2)	$17,600	$19,290	$23,090	$26,350	$31,560

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	371,950	3.44	$11.39	$23,690
Traveler Accommodation	19,450	0.95	$13.25	$27,560
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	8,660	2.18	$12.33	$25,640
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	4,630	0.34	$11.65	$24,220
Special Food Services	3,030	0.41	$12.54	$26,080

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	371,950	3.44	$11.39	$23,690
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	8,660	2.18	$12.33	$25,640
Gambling Industries	2,670	1.18	$11.64	$24,220
Traveler Accommodation	19,450	0.95	$13.25	$27,560
Amusement Parks and Arcades	1,700	0.78	$12.32	$25,630

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	(8)	(8)	$18.52	$38,510
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	80	0.48	$14.77	$30,730
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	1,070	0.11	$13.97	$29,050
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1,650	0.03	$13.50	$28,080
Real Estate	300	0.02	$13.41	$27,900

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	47,330	2.72	0.94	$13.60	$28,280
Florida	35,310	4.02	1.39	$11.82	$24,590
Texas	32,980	2.65	0.92	$10.34	$21,500
New York	19,580	2.06	0.71	$14.42	$29,980
North Carolina	17,500	3.92	1.36	$9.76	$20,310

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	3,270	5.14	1.78	$16.94	$35,240
Nevada	5,930	4.26	1.48	$12.91	$26,850
Delaware	1,850	4.09	1.42	$10.00	$20,790
Florida	35,310	4.02	1.39	$11.82	$24,590
Colorado	10,520	3.93	1.36	$12.87	$26,760

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	3,270	5.14	1.78	$16.94	$35,240
District of Columbia	2,330	3.23	1.12	$15.66	$32,570
Washington	9,100	2.74	0.95	$14.91	$31,010
New York	19,580	2.06	0.71	$14.42	$29,980
Massachusetts	10,120	2.80	0.97	$14.32	$29,790

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	20,090	2.08	0.72	$14.27	$29,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,790	2.85	0.99	$13.18	$27,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,590	2.91	1.01	$11.56	$24,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,350	3.10	1.08	$10.12	$21,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,900	3.61	1.25	$9.96	$20,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,120	3.45	1.20	$11.47	$23,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,010	2.84	0.98	$12.49	$25,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	8,240	2.95	1.02	$14.32	$29,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,940	2.76	0.96	$10.80	$22,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,890	3.72	1.29	$12.82	$26,660