How to hire a bus person

How to hire a bus person, step by step

Here's a step-by-step bus person hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a bus person job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new bus person
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the bus person you need to hire. Certain bus person roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a bus person to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a bus person that fits the bill.

   This list presents bus person salaries for various positions.

   Type of Bus Person	Description	Hourly rate
   Bus Person	Food and beverage serving and related workers perform a variety of customer service, food preparation, and cleaning duties in restaurants, cafeterias, and other eating and drinking establishments.	$7-17
   Room Service Server	A room service server is an employee employed in a hotel or lodging to provide various services to the room occupants in the hotel. They often deliver ordered food, drinks, or movies to the occupants' rooms... Show more	$8-18
   Dining Room Server	A dining room server performs various tasks to give patrons a positive dining experience. Their job usually entails greeting customers and presenting the menu, taking their orders, answering inquiries, recommending products and other services, serving drinks and food, and handling concerns professionally and courteously... Show more	$11-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Cleanliness
   • Busperson
   • Service Stations
   • Excellent Guest
   • Customer Service
   • Table Service
   • Side Stations
   • Beverage Orders
   • BARS
   • Fine Dining
   • Clean Tables
   • Bus Tables
   • Drink Orders
   • Culinary

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
   • Take their orders down and put it into the pos system, make sure the guests are satisfy.
   • Wine knowledge and preparation of food emphasize
   • Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in dining area and perform miscellaneous duties for dishwashers and waiters/waitresses in restaurant.
   • Assist in serving students by following USDA guidelines and ensuring that their needs are recognize and acknowledge.

   More bus person duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your bus person job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A bus person salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a bus person in Alaska may be lower than in Maine, and an entry-level bus person usually earns less than a senior-level bus person. Additionally, a bus person with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average bus person salary

   $11.57hourly

   $24,058 yearly

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   Entry-level bus person salary

   $15,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 23, 2025

   Average bus person salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$32,566	$16
   2	Massachusetts	$31,007	$15
   3	California	$30,317	$15
   4	New Jersey	$27,064	$13
   5	Arizona	$27,048	$13
   6	Maryland	$24,719	$12
   7	Minnesota	$23,564	$11
   8	Florida	$22,678	$11
   9	Michigan	$22,652	$11
   10	Illinois	$21,574	$10
   11	Pennsylvania	$21,419	$10
   12	Indiana	$21,398	$10
   13	Nevada	$21,146	$10
   14	Puerto Rico	$21,074	$10
   15	Texas	$20,787	$10
   16	Iowa	$20,576	$10
   17	Louisiana	$19,261	$9
   18	Mississippi	$16,173	$8

   Average bus person salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Maidstone Club	$31,806	$15.29
   2	Willow Valley Communities	$30,910	$14.86
   3	Macy's	$30,694	$14.76	2
   4	Perkins & Co	$30,344	$14.59	1
   5	Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$29,979	$14.41	2
   6	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	$29,773	$14.31	5
   7	Hyatt Hotels	$29,752	$14.30	8
   8	DePaul	$29,319	$14.10
   9	The Dana on Mission Bay	$28,095	$13.51	1
   10	The Magazi Inc	$27,826	$13.38	2
   11	Bloomingdale's	$27,439	$13.19	2
   12	Marriott International	$27,146	$13.05	65
   13	Hersha Hospitality	$26,927	$12.95	23
   14	Goldbelt Falcon	$26,735	$12.85
   15	Highgate Hotels	$26,677	$12.83	14
   16	Guest Services	$26,462	$12.72	1
   17	Cherokee Nation Businesses	$26,314	$12.65	2
   18	Hakkasan Group	$26,251	$12.62
   19	Crescent Hotels & Resorts	$25,547	$12.28
   20	Bartell Hotels	$25,337	$12.18	1

4. Writing a bus person job description

   A bus person job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a bus person job description:

   Bus person job description example

   IHOP Dish Machine Operators (DMO) will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining dishware/utensils for the continued smooth operation of the restaurant. IHOP DMOs will also perform assigned sanitation and housekeeping tasks. DMO must have good communication skills and work well with others. This position requires you to stand for up to 8 hours during a shift, be able to lift at least and/or move up to 50 pounds, and have full mobility of hands and arms while performing repetitive tasks. IHOP DMOs are also required to perform duties necessary for restaurant operations as assigned by acting supervisor, following governmental and company policies. The above is not an all-inclusive job description. Fri-Sun day or night available.

   Benefits:

   Competitive Pay

   Flexible Hours

   Extensive Training

   Real Advancement Opportunities

   Dishwasher Job Requirements::

   Must have minimal work experience. We will train you!

   Must be proficient in operating with different types of dishes

   Must know and follow all food safety procedures

   Must have communication skills

   Must be able to prioritize tasks

   Responsibilities of a Dishwasher::

   Maintaining a clean and well-organized working environment

   Bussing tables to collect soiled plates and flatware

   Maintaining the availability of clean dishes at all times

   Cleaning kitchen appliances and machines

   Helping other team members to unload and store deliveries

   Assist other staff members with tasks when the need arises

   Adhere to food safety procedures and regulations

   Taking out the trash

   Rinsing garbage cans

   Company Introduction

   Since 1958, IHOP® has been the place where people connect over breakfast, enjoy study breaks, grab a bite before or after sporting events, and so much more. And no matter what menu items they order, there’s one ingredient that’s always constant — a smile. We’ve seen millions of smiles over the years in our restaurants, and now shared in photos across our social properties. In fact, smiles are so much a part of our culture that we changed our logo to include one.
   This is just one of the many fun and exciting changes you can expect from IHOP®. Because we know the shortest distance between two people is a smile. –

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5. Post your job

   To find the right bus person for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with bus people they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit bus people who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your bus person job on Zippia to find and recruit bus person candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with bus person candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new bus person

   Once you've found the bus person candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new bus person first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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