Dining room hostess vs bar attendant

The differences between dining room hostesses and bar attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dining room hostess has an average salary of $33,233, which is higher than the $24,295 average annual salary of a bar attendant.

The top three skills for a dining room hostess include reservations, cleanliness and customer service. The most important skills for a bar attendant are cleanliness, front desk, and quality standards.

Dining room hostess vs bar attendant overview

	Dining Room Hostess	Bar Attendant
Yearly salary	$33,233	$24,295
Hourly rate	$15.98	$11.68
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	34,343	101,930
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Dining room hostess vs bar attendant salary

Dining room hostesses and bar attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dining Room Hostess	Bar Attendant
Average salary	$33,233	$24,295
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $18,000 And $31,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	HEI Hotels & Resorts
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between dining room hostess and bar attendant education

There are a few differences between a dining room hostess and a bar attendant in terms of educational background:

	Dining Room Hostess	Bar Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dining room hostess vs bar attendant demographics

Here are the differences between dining room hostesses' and bar attendants' demographics:

	Dining Room Hostess	Bar Attendant
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 6.7% Female, 93.3%	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dining room hostess and bar attendant duties and responsibilities

Dining room hostess example responsibilities.

Assist guests in booking reservations and manage guest history data using OpenTable reservation system.
Supervise efficient working and maintain cleanliness.
Monitor cleanliness of dining room and overall resident satisfaction, encourage resident socialization, assist with meals as needed.
Show exceptional leadership skills in delegating tasks to other employees while encouraging and motivating teams to exceed expectations from management.

Bar attendant example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness and organization of designate work areas.
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organize assigned work areas.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Set up the VIP area.
Check IDs.Security.Make judgment calls.handle bar responsibilities.greet guest in a professional respectable manner.handle and count money.

Dining room hostess vs bar attendant skills

Common dining room hostess skills

Reservations, 34%
Cleanliness, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Departmental Policies, 8%
Fine Dining, 6%
Seat Guests, 4%

Common bar attendant skills

Cleanliness, 25%
Front Desk, 16%
Quality Standards, 14%
Guest Satisfaction, 12%
Clean Tables, 6%
Cash Handling, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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