Hostess vs maitre d

The differences between hostesses and maitre ds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a maitre d has an average salary of $38,898, which is higher than the $26,298 average annual salary of a hostess.

The top three skills for a hostess include reservations, exceptional guest and seat guests. The most important skills for a maitre d are reservations, wine, and fine dining.

Hostess vs maitre d overview

	Hostess	Maitre D
Yearly salary	$26,298	$38,898
Hourly rate	$12.64	$18.70
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	82,629	55,417
Job satisfaction	4	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	23	23
Years of experience	-	-

Hostess vs maitre d salary

Hostesses and maitre ds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hostess	Maitre D
Average salary	$26,298	$38,898
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $27,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	Portland, ME	-
Highest paying state	Maine	-
Best paying company	V-Soft Consulting	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between hostess and maitre d education

There are a few differences between a hostess and a maitre d in terms of educational background:

	Hostess	Maitre D
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hostess vs maitre d demographics

Here are the differences between hostesses' and maitre ds' demographics:

	Hostess	Maitre D
Average age	23	23
Gender ratio	Male, 14.1% Female, 85.9%	Male, 46.8% Female, 53.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 5.8% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between hostess and maitre d duties and responsibilities

Hostess example responsibilities.

Assist guests in booking reservations and manage guest history data using OpenTable reservation system.
Welcome guests upon arrival and provide seating arrangements base upon OpenTable reservations and guest preference.
Greet by name and escort patrons to their personalize private dining area while coordinating reservations and exemplifying customer service
Help bar back when need and learned minimal skills in bartending.
Make managers aware of guests' special dining requirements and allergies.
Set up and maintain continental breakfast buffet, hors d'oeuvres and VIP bar.

Maitre d example responsibilities.

Manage delivery schedules, outside vendors, and budget requirement, operations, and culinary staff.
Handle special requests for VIP guests and celebrities.
Use of Rezbook, OpenTable, and ResyOS systems.
Set up floor plan, and assign servers to their proper section through OpenTable.
Balance seating guests between multiply dining rooms with providing staff and owners with VIP information.
Prepare daily floor plans, coordinate restaurant opening duties, assist to restaurant manager with all daily FOH operations.

Hostess vs maitre d skills

Common hostess skills

Reservations, 49%
Exceptional Guest, 9%
Seat Guests, 4%
To-Go Orders, 4%
Bus Tables, 3%
Telephone Calls, 2%

Common maitre d skills

Reservations, 29%
Wine, 15%
Fine Dining, 10%
Cleanliness, 7%
POS, 4%
Culinary, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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