Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop by the numbers
- MEDIAN WAGE
- $31,200 /year
- JOB GROWTH 2024–34
- -1.5% (US avg +3.1%)
- US EMPLOYMENT
- 432,690 jobs
- AI HORIZON (THEORETICAL)
- 49 /100
Across all measured AI usage (dataset-wide, not specific to this occupation), about 43% is automation — AI doing a task — while 57% is augmentation, AI assisting a person.
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 · Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY) · Felten et al. AIOE · Methodology
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Frequently asked questions
Will AI replace Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop?
No data source can answer that with certainty — what we can measure is overlap. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop score 39/100 on observed AI exposure (how much of the job's tasks appear in real AI usage today) and 49/100 on theoretical exposure as tools improve. High exposure historically means tasks get reshaped and redistributed rather than jobs simply disappearing.
How much do Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop earn in the US?
The national median wage for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop is $31,200 per year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Is the job market for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop growing or shrinking?
BLS projects employment for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop to change by -1.5% between 2024 and 2034 (national average: +3.1%). About 432,690 people held this job in 2024.
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