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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




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

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 1,840 10.98 3.81 $10.10 $21,000
Flagstaff, AZ 540 8.62 2.99 $13.46 $27,990
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 660 8.43 2.92 $11.35 $23,620
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 400 7.62 2.64 $12.00 $24,950
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 570 7.52 2.61 $18.52 $38,520
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 1,100 7.29 2.53 $11.72 $24,370
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 540 7.28 2.53 $10.09 $21,000
Santa Fe, NM 420 6.78 2.35 $11.49 $23,900
Asheville, NC 1,340 6.75 2.34 $10.12 $21,050
Athens-Clarke County, GA 590 6.74 2.34 $9.66 $20,100




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 570 7.52 2.61 $18.52 $38,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,550 2.65 0.92 $16.60 $34,520
Urban Honolulu, HI 1,960 4.29 1.49 $16.38 $34,070
Tucson, AZ 1,240 3.28 1.14 $15.88 $33,020
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 6,090 3.01 1.05 $15.52 $32,280
Wenatchee, WA 130 2.77 0.96 $14.95 $31,090
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,060 3.92 1.36 $14.65 $30,480
Kingston, NY 70 1.23 0.43 $14.64 $30,440
Port St. Lucie, FL 740 4.98 1.73 $14.40 $29,960
Medford, OR 360 4.21 1.46 $14.37 $29,900

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,110 8.21 2.85 $9.55 $19,870
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 750 4.40 1.53 $8.73 $18,160
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 730 7.23 2.51 $17.22 $35,820
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 730 1.85 0.64 $9.45 $19,650
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 700 3.33 1.16 $10.37 $21,560

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,110 8.21 2.85 $9.55 $19,870
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 730 7.23 2.51 $17.22 $35,820
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 690 5.36 1.86 $9.65 $20,080
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 420 5.34 1.85 $15.77 $32,810
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 190 5.30 1.84 $12.44 $25,880

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 730 7.23 2.51 $17.22 $35,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 420 5.34 1.85 $15.77 $32,810
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 130 2.22 0.77 $15.46 $32,160
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 520 4.21 1.46 $14.80 $30,790
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 130 0.79 0.28 $14.40 $29,950


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020