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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.4% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #429 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.4% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $31,200 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 444,200 in the US, with about 107,100 openings a year
The work, 16 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers22%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists15%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 98 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Package objects5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare schedules for services or facilities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare foods or beverages5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 859 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Plan events or programs2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,901 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop recipes or menus1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,712 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 107,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 45% of the workFlight Attendants4% AI does, against 14% here+8.8% by 2035 · $63,580 · High school diploma
- Shares 39% of the workFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers5% AI does, against 14% here+5.4% by 2035 · $44,080 · High school diploma
- Shares 28% of the workBartenders6% AI does, against 14% here+5% by 2035 · $34,340 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.30, higher than 88% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 35-9031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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