Also called: Hostess, Greeter
Greets guests, manages reservations and the waitlist, and seats tables.
You are the first face guests see. You juggle a reservation system, quote wait times, and balance which server gets the next table so nobody is slammed. Staying calm when 30 people are waiting is the real skill.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No education required; restaurants train you on the job in seating, reservations and the waitlist, and many hire teens.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Online reservations, waitlist apps and AI phone agents take over much of the stand; greeting guests stays human.
Age 15+. One way to start: Apply to sit-down restaurants for a host job; many hire teens at 15 or 16
Classes: Hospitality CTE class, Speech, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-9031.
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