Occupational employment / Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. This data is drawn from the latest Occupational Employment Statistics Survey.

Estimates for "Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,320 $8.88 $18,480
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 10,430 $8.54 $17,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,770 $8.51 $17,700
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,550 $7.79 $16,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,410 $10.35 $21,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 6,270 $7.51 $15,610
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 5,210 $8.13 $16,910
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 5,130 $7.00 $14,560
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,020 $7.10 $14,760
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,480 $8.51 $17,700
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 4,290 $7.78 $16,180
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 4,260 $9.75 $20,280
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 4,170 $9.86 $20,510
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 4,110 $8.24 $17,130
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,110 $8.84 $18,390
Pittsburgh, PA 4,070 $7.65 $15,910
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,070 $9.51 $19,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,050 $8.13 $16,900
Denver-Aurora, CO 4,050 $8.02 $16,680
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,950 $7.44 $15,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,770 $8.10 $16,860
Baltimore-Towson, MD 3,370 $8.27 $17,200
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3,110 $7.34 $15,270
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 3,100 $7.88 $16,380
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 3,000 $8.30 $17,270
Columbus, OH 2,950 $7.53 $15,660
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,530 $8.42 $17,510
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,470 $7.79 $16,210
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,460 $8.45 $17,580
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,440 $7.57 $15,750
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 2,340 $7.66 $15,930
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,270 $7.84 $16,310
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,230 $10.35 $21,530
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,200 $7.10 $14,770
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 2,070 $8.58 $17,840
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,050 $8.06 $16,760
San Antonio, TX 2,050 $6.71 $13,960
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 2,050 $7.48 $15,560
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,940 $6.98 $14,520
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,870 $8.42 $17,510
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,850 $7.79 $16,190
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,810 $7.60 $15,800
Oklahoma City, OK 1,790 $6.77 $14,090
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,740 $8.71 $18,120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,710 $7.73 $16,080
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,690 $7.06 $14,680
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,680 $8.53 $17,730
Jacksonville, FL 1,670 $7.36 $15,310
Richmond, VA 1,660 $6.97 $14,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,620 $8.52 $17,710
Tucson, AZ 1,550 $6.80 $14,150
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,440 $7.85 $16,330
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,440 $7.88 $16,380
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,430 $8.84 $18,390
Honolulu, HI 1,420 $8.79 $18,280
Knoxville, TN 1,350 $7.52 $15,630
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,320 $7.84 $16,300
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 1,270 $8.86 $18,440
Albuquerque, NM 1,260 $6.84 $14,220
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,240 $7.40 $15,400
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,230 $7.65 $15,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,210 $7.26 $15,100
Salt Lake City, UT 1,190 $8.07 $16,780
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,150 $9.06 $18,840
Rochester, NY 1,070 $7.77 $16,150
Dayton, OH 1,070 $7.32 $15,230
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,070 $7.31 $15,210
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,050 $8.71 $18,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,030 $7.95 $16,530
Tulsa, OK 1,030 $7.26 $15,100
Columbia, SC 1,030 $7.16 $14,880
Toledo, OH 1,020 $7.23 $15,030
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 990 $9.38 $19,510
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 940 $7.76 $16,150
Colorado Springs, CO 930 $7.20 $14,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 900 $8.02 $16,690
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 850 $7.11 $14,790
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 840 $7.77 $16,170
Madison, WI 810 $8.34 $17,340
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 810 $7.56 $15,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 810 $7.25 $15,070
Wichita, KS 800 $7.20 $14,970
Wilmington, NC 800 $6.96 $14,470
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 800 $8.12 $16,900
Fresno, CA 780 $7.86 $16,350
Boise City-Nampa, ID 780 $6.63 $13,790
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 760 $8.15 $16,950
Asheville, NC 760 $8.09 $16,840
Lexington-Fayette, KY 750 $6.88 $14,310
Reno-Sparks, NV 740 $8.03 $16,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 740 $8.06 $16,770
Montgomery, AL 740 $6.31 $13,130
Durham, NC 720 $7.34 $15,260
Springfield, MA-CT 710 $8.77 $18,240
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 700 $7.97 $16,580
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 690 $6.67 $13,880
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 690 $7.63 $15,870
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 680 $6.45 $13,420
Fort Wayne, IN 680 $7.66 $15,940
Akron, OH 680 $7.04 $14,640
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 680 $7.32 $15,220
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 660 $7.91 $16,460
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 650 $7.74 $16,100
Lancaster, PA 640 $8.08 $16,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 630 $7.69 $15,990
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 630 $7.22 $15,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 630 $7.96 $16,550
Atlantic City, NJ 620 $8.69 $18,080
El Paso, TX 620 $6.26 $13,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 610 $7.17 $14,920
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 600 $7.93 $16,490
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 600 $7.30 $15,190
Bakersfield, CA 600 $7.84 $16,310
Baton Rouge, LA 600 $7.14 $14,850
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 590 $7.51 $15,610
Stockton, CA 580 $7.91 $16,450
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 570 $9.51 $19,780
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 570 $7.58 $15,770
Chattanooga, TN-GA 570 $7.08 $14,730
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 560 $6.30 $13,100
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 560 $7.23 $15,050
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 550 $8.31 $17,280
Flint, MI 540 $6.35 $13,210
Naples-Marco Island, FL 540 $9.34 $19,430
York-Hanover, PA 540 $7.59 $15,790
Boulder, CO 540 $8.53 $17,730
Greenville, SC 530 $6.43 $13,380
Lakeland, FL 530 $7.44 $15,470
Syracuse, NY 520 Not available Not available
Savannah, GA 520 $7.25 $15,070
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 520 $7.07 $14,710
Jackson, MS 510 $6.68 $13,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL 510 $8.38 $17,440
Tallahassee, FL 500 $7.35 $15,290
Lincoln, NE 500 $7.19 $14,950
Evansville, IN-KY 490 $7.35 $15,290
Gainesville, FL 490 $7.43 $15,460
Canton-Massillon, OH 470 $6.77 $14,090
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 460 $7.52 $15,650
Fayetteville, NC 460 $6.32 $13,140
New Haven, CT 460 $9.01 $18,750
Columbus, GA-AL 460 $6.39 $13,300
Winston-Salem, NC 450 $7.37 $15,320
Ann Arbor, MI 450 $7.49 $15,580
Fargo, ND-MN 450 $7.03 $14,630
Springfield, MO 450 $6.96 $14,480
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 440 $9.49 $19,740
Barnstable Town, MA 440 $9.75 $20,280
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 440 $6.94 $14,440
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 440 $8.59 $17,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 430 $8.59 $17,860
Peoria, IL 430 $7.86 $16,350
Lubbock, TX 430 $7.10 $14,770
Rockford, IL 420 $8.25 $17,150
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 420 $8.30 $17,250
Roanoke, VA 420 $6.67 $13,880
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 420 $7.34 $15,260
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 420 $8.71 $18,120
Mobile, AL 410 $6.73 $13,990
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 400 $8.31 $17,290
Salinas, CA 400 $8.87 $18,450
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 390 $7.10 $14,770
Appleton, WI 390 $7.85 $16,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 390 $6.53 $13,580
Worcester, MA-CT 390 $9.42 $19,590
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 390 $8.17 $16,990
Modesto, CA 390 $7.76 $16,140
Sioux Falls, SD 380 $7.25 $15,090
Spokane, WA 380 $8.37 $17,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 380 $7.85 $16,330
Tyler, TX 380 $6.36 $13,230
Provo-Orem, UT 370 $7.74 $16,090
Reading, PA 370 $7.70 $16,020
Hickory-Lenior-Morgantown, NC 370 $7.51 $15,630
Santa Fe, NM 360 $8.73 $18,160
Lafayette, LA 360 $6.56 $13,650
Johnson City, TN 360 $7.98 $16,610
Greenville, NC 350 $7.00 $14,560
Duluth, MN-WI 350 $6.80 $14,140
Flagstaff, AZ 350 $6.75 $14,040
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 350 $7.09 $14,750
Huntsville, AL 340 $7.45 $15,490
College Station-Bryan, TX 330 $6.25 $13,010
Bloomington-Normal, IL 330 $7.66 $15,930
Cedar Rapids, IA 320 $7.10 $14,760
Salem, OR 320 $8.26 $17,170
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 320 $9.28 $19,300
Corpus Christi, TX 310 $6.44 $13,400
Green Bay, WI 310 $7.59 $15,780
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 310 $7.06 $14,670
Anchorage, AK 310 $9.36 $19,470
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 310 $7.45 $15,490
Ocala, FL 290 $7.53 $15,670
Medford, OR 290 $8.93 $18,570
Erie, PA 290 $7.30 $15,190
Charleston, WV 290 $6.89 $14,320
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 290 $6.47 $13,470
Amarillo, TX 290 $6.54 $13,600
Columbia, MO 290 $7.16 $14,880
Lynchburg, VA 290 $7.09 $14,740
Lynn-Peabody-Salem, MA NECTA Division 280 $10.08 $20,960
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 280 $9.15 $19,040
Burlington, NC 280 $6.46 $13,430
Grand Junction, CO 270 $7.48 $15,550
Rochester, MN 270 $8.00 $16,650
Altoona, PA 270 $7.16 $14,890
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 270 $7.97 $16,580
Visalia-Porterville, CA 270 $7.72 $16,060
Redding, CA 260 $7.64 $15,890
Napa, CA 260 $8.76 $18,220
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 260 $7.58 $15,770
Las Cruces, NM 260 $6.26 $13,020
Spartanburg, SC 260 $6.88 $14,320
Waco, TX 250 $6.85 $14,250
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 250 $9.25 $19,240
State College, PA 250 $7.34 $15,260
Athens-Clarke County, GA 250 $8.04 $16,710
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 250 $7.78 $16,180
Bellingham, WA 250 $8.28 $17,220
Greeley, CO 250 $7.45 $15,490
Manchester, NH 250 $9.63 $20,040
Topeka, KS 240 $7.53 $15,650
Springfield, IL 240 $8.94 $18,590
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 240 $6.98 $14,520
Macon, GA 240 $6.73 $13,990
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 230 $7.20 $14,970
Iowa City, IA 230 $7.44 $15,480
Anderson, SC 230 $6.36 $13,230
Binghamton, NY 230 $7.82 $16,270
Longview, TX 230 $6.15 $12,800
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 230 $10.19 $21,190
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 230 $6.93 $14,410
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 220 $9.44 $19,640
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 220 $7.15 $14,880
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 220 $6.23 $12,970
Dover, DE 220 $7.95 $16,530
Utica-Rome, NY 220 $7.63 $15,870
Janesville, WI 210 $7.11 $14,790
Lafayette, IN 210 $7.34 $15,270
St. Cloud, MN 210 $7.85 $16,320
Olympia, WA 210 $8.23 $17,120
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 210 $8.39 $17,450
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 210 $8.80 $18,310
Chico, CA 200 $7.85 $16,340
Harrisonburg, VA 200 $7.06 $14,680
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 200 $6.72 $13,980
Eugene-Springfield, OR 200 $8.00 $16,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 200 $6.55 $13,620
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 200 $9.15 $19,040
Tuscaloosa, AL 190 $7.07 $14,700
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 190 $6.59 $13,710
Bismarck, ND 190 $6.59 $13,710
Jacksonville, NC 190 $6.55 $13,620
Mansfield, OH 190 $7.17 $14,920
Billings, MT 180 $7.04 $14,640
Ocean City, NJ 180 $8.89 $18,500
Springfield, OH 180 $6.84 $14,220
Brunswick, GA 180 $7.28 $15,140
Racine, WI 170 $8.73 $18,160
Wheeling, WV-OH 170 $6.72 $13,980
Yuma, AZ 170 $6.53 $13,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN 170 $6.91 $14,370
Portsmouth, NH-ME 170 $9.40 $19,540
Lima, OH 170 $6.58 $13,690
Punta Gorda, FL 170 $8.04 $16,720
Bend, OR 170 $8.96 $18,640
Danbury, CT 170 $9.62 $20,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 170 $7.62 $15,850
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 170 $9.57 $19,900
Salisbury, MD 160 $8.04 $16,730
Joplin, MO 160 $6.94 $14,440
Monroe, LA 160 $7.30 $15,190
Idaho Falls, ID 160 $6.11 $12,720
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 160 $6.70 $13,930
Warner Robins, GA 160 $6.57 $13,670
Rapid City, SD 160 $6.93 $14,420
Morgantown, WV 160 $6.33 $13,170
Yakima, WA 160 $8.15 $16,950
St. George, UT 160 $7.87 $16,370
Eau Claire, WI 160 $6.68 $13,900
Prescott, AZ 150 $7.21 $15,000
New Bedford, MA 150 $9.45 $19,660
Bloomington, IN 150 $6.78 $14,100
La Crosse, WI-MN 150 $7.23 $15,030
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 150 $8.22 $17,100
Kokomo, IN 150 $7.39 $15,370
Florence, SC 150 $6.76 $14,060
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 150 $6.58 $13,700
Jackson, MI 150 $7.60 $15,810
Auburn-Opelika, AL 150 $6.68 $13,890
Clarksville, TN-KY 150 $7.17 $14,920
Wausau, WI 150 $7.82 $16,270
Muncie, IN 150 $6.76 $14,060
Hattiesburg, MS 150 $6.78 $14,100
Bangor, ME 150 $8.70 $18,100
Owensboro, KY 140 $6.95 $14,460
Fond du Lac, WI 140 $7.04 $14,650
Terre Haute, IN 140 $7.12 $14,810
Bowling Green, KY 140 $7.08 $14,740
Farmington, NM 140 $6.02 $12,510
Jackson, TN 140 $7.27 $15,110
Lake Charles, LA 140 $7.15 $14,880
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 140 $9.59 $19,950
Sandusky, OH 140 $7.24 $15,060
Fort Smith, AR-OK 140 $6.76 $14,060
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 140 $7.71 $16,040
Charlottesville, VA 140 $7.80 $16,210
Pueblo, CO 140 $7.15 $14,870
St. Joseph, MO-KS 140 $7.26 $15,100
Wichita Falls, TX 140 $6.59 $13,700
Midland, TX 130 $6.40 $13,300
Abilene, TX 130 $6.49 $13,490
Lawrence, KS 130 $6.62 $13,760
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 130 $6.40 $13,310
Logan, UT-ID 130 $6.94 $14,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 130 $10.38 $21,600
Ithaca, NY 130 $7.68 $15,970
Williamsport, PA 120 $7.50 $15,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 120 $8.31 $17,280
Albany, GA 120 $6.88 $14,300
Cheyenne, WY 120 $7.43 $15,460
Laredo, TX 120 $6.57 $13,660
Johnstown, PA 120 $7.04 $14,630
Ames, IA 120 $7.42 $15,430
Carson City, NV 120 $6.68 $13,890
Hot Springs, AR 110 $6.82 $14,190
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 110 $6.43 $13,380
Dubuque, IA 110 $7.32 $15,230
Cleveland, TN 110 $6.89 $14,330
Sherman-Denison, TX 100 $6.60 $13,720
Elizabethtown, KY 100 $6.97 $14,490
Alexandria, LA 100 $6.59 $13,700
Glens Falls, NY 100 $7.44 $15,480
Casper, WY 100 $6.29 $13,080
Yuba City, CA 100 $7.73 $16,080
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 100 $7.31 $15,210
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 100 $6.65 $13,840
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 100 $7.20 $14,970
Valdosta, GA 90 $6.97 $14,490
Winchester, VA-WV 90 $7.03 $14,610
Rocky Mount, NC 90 $6.65 $13,830
San Angelo, TX 90 $6.07 $12,620
Decatur, IL 90 $7.87 $16,370
Dothan, AL 90 $6.64 $13,810
Lawton, OK 90 $6.89 $14,320
Anderson, IN 90 $6.99 $14,540
Danville, VA 90 $7.18 $14,930
Fairbanks, AK 90 $9.90 $20,600
Columbus, IN 80 $7.15 $14,880
Decatur, AL 80 $6.70 $13,930
Lebanon, PA 80 $6.90 $14,360
Gadsden, AL 80 $6.97 $14,490
Jonesboro, AR 80 $6.63 $13,790
Dalton, GA 70 $7.17 $14,910
Great Falls, MT 70 $6.63 $13,780
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 70 $6.40 $13,300
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 70 $8.50 $17,670
Pittsfield, MA 70 $9.48 $19,710
Odessa, TX 60 $6.35 $13,200
Victoria, TX 60 $6.22 $12,940
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 $6.37 $13,250
Monroe, MI 60 $7.65 $15,910
Sumter, SC 60 $6.30 $13,110
Goldsboro, NC 50 $6.73 $14,000
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 50 $7.64 $15,890
Pine Bluff, AR 50 $6.78 $14,110
Lewiston, ID-WA 50 $7.18 $14,930
Battle Creek, MI 50 $7.03 $14,630
Missoula, MT 50 $6.73 $14,010
Longview, WA 50 $7.96 $16,570
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 40 $8.48 $17,640
Waterbury, CT 40 $8.86 $18,430
Mayaguez, PR 40 $6.14 $12,770
Sheboygan, WI 40 $7.96 $16,550
El Centro, CA 40 $7.86 $16,360
Danville, IL 30 $11.89 $24,730
Jefferson City, MO Not available $7.86 $16,350
Wenatchee, WA Not available $9.33 $19,400
Elmira, NY Not available $8.03 $16,700
Kingston, NY Not available $7.69 $15,990
Madera, CA Not available $9.00 $18,730
Merced, CA Not available $8.08 $16,810
Rome, GA Not available $7.36 $15,310
Coeur d'Alene, ID Not available $6.51 $13,550
Morristown, TN Not available $6.16 $12,810
Pascagoula, MS Not available $6.17 $12,830
Anniston-Oxford, AL Not available $6.65 $13,830
Gainesville, GA Not available $7.46 $15,510
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