Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop resume
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Also called bar hostess, buffet hostess, dining room hostess and front desk hostess.
$31,200
Median pay a year
432,690
People do this work
6
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Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Summary
Host welcoming patrons, seating them at tables or in lounges, and ensuring quality of facilities and service. Maintains contact with staff, inspects dining areas, and assists with food and beverage service
Experience
Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Greeted guests and seated them at tables or in waiting areas
Provided guests with menus and informed them of establishment specialties
Maintained contact with kitchen staff, management, and serving staff to handle dining details
Spoke with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service
Inspected dining and serving areas for cleanliness and proper setup
Answered telephone calls and responded to inquiries or transferred calls
Assisted other restaurant workers by serving food and beverages
Skills
Core Skills
Providing customers, Presenting food information, Assisting customers with seating, Planning menu options, Packaging food or supplies, Recording production data, Training food service staff, Managing food service operations, Inspecting facilities
Hands-On Work
Assisting chefs or caterers
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Gave guests menusGreeted guests and seated themChecked with kitchen and staffAssigned tables to guestsSpoke with guests about their mealsInspected dining areas for cleanliness
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Greeted guests and provided menus, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere from the moment they arrived.
Coordinated with kitchen and serving staff to manage guest seating and meal timing.
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Show how often you greeted guests each shift.
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Greeted most guests each shift and provided menus, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere from the moment they arrived
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Most guests each shiftA few every hourAll guests that arrived
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Mention if you were trusted to lead any shifts or training.
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Coordinated with kitchen and serving staff to manage guest seating and meal timing.
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Led shifts during busy hoursTrained new staff membersManaged the team on weekends
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Providing customers
Inspecting facilities
Presenting food information
Assisting customers with seating
Planning menu options
Packaging food or supplies
Assisting chefs or caterers
Recording production data
Training food service staff
Managing food service operations
Operating cash registers
Processing customer payments
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What a Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop does
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Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounge, and help ensure quality of facilities and service.
What it pays
How much does a Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$27,570
Median
$31,200
75th percentile
$36,250
About 432,690 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$27,460
$30,210
$37,800
AL
$22,390
$26,130
$28,470
AR
$24,380
$26,760
$28,890
AZ
$31,200
$34,740
$38,190
CA
$35,200
$36,640
$42,860
CO
$31,440
$36,340
$43,600
CT
$34,010
$34,210
$35,500
DC
$37,050
$37,570
$44,310
DE
$31,200
$31,200
$33,690
FL
$28,540
$29,810
$35,680
GA
$21,920
$27,850
$31,790
HI
$31,160
$47,070
$57,310
IA
$24,540
$28,210
$31,870
ID
$21,620
$27,280
$28,710
IL
$31,200
$31,200
$35,610
IN
$22,210
$26,920
$30,920
KS
$22,920
$28,110
$31,990
KY
$22,520
$27,100
$29,550
LA
$17,750
$22,060
$26,730
MA
$31,200
$34,960
$36,490
MD
$32,280
$34,860
$36,270
ME
$33,980
$36,800
$41,860
MI
$26,930
$28,950
$34,150
MN
$27,780
$30,200
$34,980
MO
$28,600
$29,130
$34,510
MS
$20,490
$21,990
$26,840
MT
$24,050
$28,910
$33,860
NC
$22,530
$28,320
$32,600
ND
$27,150
$28,660
$34,480
NE
$28,080
$28,450
$34,960
NH
$28,750
$33,920
$35,860
NJ
$32,220
$34,050
$36,490
NM
$27,740
$28,480
$29,850
NV
$26,690
$31,170
$44,740
NY
$34,150
$36,490
$43,190
OH
$24,300
$27,550
$33,300
OK
$21,830
$24,740
$31,010
OR
$33,280
$40,720
$48,850
PA
$23,960
$29,170
$34,920
PR
$21,840
$22,480
$22,560
RI
$31,240
$31,400
$35,830
SC
$21,410
$27,000
$30,090
SD
$29,120
$30,310
$34,230
TN
$22,310
$27,490
$30,180
TX
$22,310
$27,080
$30,010
UT
$27,300
$29,610
$34,720
VA
$28,380
$30,490
$35,440
VT
$30,060
$31,080
$38,250
WA
$35,720
$37,270
$45,040
WI
$22,050
$28,060
$32,900
WV
$22,030
$24,420
$27,460
WY
$21,440
$22,660
$29,360
Other names
Other names for this job
bar hostess, buffet hostess, dining room hostess, front desk hostess, hostess, party hostess, restaurant hostess, tearoom hostess, hosts and hostesses restaurant lounge and coffee shop, bar host, breakfast host, deli host.
More names for this work
delicatessen host, dining coordinator, dining room host, front desk host, general teller, greeter, hospitality coordinator, host, host coordinator, maitre d, maitre d hotel, parlor chaperone, party host, restaurant host, seater, tearoom host.
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