Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop

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Total Workforce

336k

Average Age

24.7

Average Salary

$10,096

Average Male Salary

$12,286

Average Female Salary

$9,631

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About

Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop was $10,096 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop by wage are Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, and Tutors.

Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are part of the Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, along with Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, Chefs & head cooks, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Cooks, Food preparation workers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are Shakopee, Savage & Prior Lake Cities PUMA, MN, Lake Forest, Irvine (North) Cities & Silverado PUMA, CA, and Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are Shakopee, Savage & Prior Lake Cities PUMA, MN, Bloomington City PUMA, IN, and Tuscaloosa & Northport (Southeast) Cities PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop and on wages and locations for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, by average wage, is Traveler accommodation. Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are paid most in Bloomington City PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Shakopee, Savage & Prior Lake Cities PUMA, MN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$10,096

AVERAGE SALARY

± $919

In 2018, Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop earned an average of $10,096, $43,792 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers make somewhat more than Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop while Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.483

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.483, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Amusement & Recreation, and Traveler accommodation.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, by average wage, are Travel arrangements & reservation services, Beverage manufacturing, Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses, Traveler accommodation, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events, agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures.

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Industries by Share

336k

2018 Workforce

± 14,220

3.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.81%

The number of people employed as Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop has been growing at a rate of 3.99%, from 323,335 people in 2017 to 336,222 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop at 88.1%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 3.07% and Traveler accommodation with 2.93%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop in the US. The average age of male Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop in the workforce is 25.9 and of female Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop is 24.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop is White.

Gender Composition

58.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,956

277k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,918

82.5% of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop

White
Black
Two or More Races

73.4% of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.3% of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop.

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Age by Gender

25.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.45

24.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.61

The median age of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop is 24.7, and Male employees are generally 1.46 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop is Business but a relatively high number of Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Negotiation, and Persuasion.