Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounge, and help ensure quality of facilities and service.
432,690 people do this job in the US. $31,200 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 15%
- 11%
- 74%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 4%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 11%. Today's estimate: 12%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hire, train, and supervise food and beverage service staff.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 18% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Supervise and coordinate activities of dining room staff to ensure that patrons receive prompt and courteous service.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 11% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Confer with other staff to help plan establishments' menus.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 11% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 9% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Perform marketing and advertising services.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Inspect restrooms for cleanliness and availability of supplies, and clean restrooms when necessary.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 21 min | Stays with people | |
| Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, to respond to complaints, or to make conversation.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 7 min3 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Take and prepare to-go orders.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 10 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Assist other restaurant workers by serving food and beverages, or by bussing tables.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 7 min3 min to 13 min | Stays with people | |
| Prepare cash receipts after establishments close, and make bank deposits.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 3 min2 min to 5 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Waiters and Waitresses11% now, 11% by 2028
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers0% now, 0% by 2028
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant10% now, 10% by 2028
- Fast Food and Counter Workers15% now, 17% by 2028
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks54% now, 54% by 2028
- Bartenders14% now, 44% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).