NorthStar

Occupations/35-9031.00

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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

65%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

27%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

51%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup.

  • Task

    Provide guests with menus.

  • Task

    Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Provide guests with menus.
  2. 02Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.
  3. 03Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.
  4. 04Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings.
  5. 05Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, to respond to complaints, or to make conversation.
  6. 06Inspect dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.71
  • Degree of automation2.08
  • Time sitting1.74
  • Originality (ability)1.88
  • Conflict situations2.97
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.42
  • Outdoors / weather1.48
  • Disease exposure1.03
  • Decision freedom4.16

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression4.00
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Speech Recognition3.25
  • Speech Clarity3.12
  • Written Comprehension3.00
  • Problem Sensitivity3.00
  • Near Vision3.00
  • Inductive Reasoning3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.88
  • Active Listening3.50
  • Writing2.12
  • Speaking3.12
  • Mathematics1.88
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.75
  • Active Learning2.62
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring2.88

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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