Lead hostess vs leader

The differences between lead hostesses and leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a leader has an average salary of $86,964, which is higher than the $31,365 average annual salary of a lead hostess.

The top three skills for a lead hostess include reservations, customer service and cleanliness. The most important skills for a leader are customer service, strong time management, and excellent interpersonal.

Lead hostess vs leader overview

	Lead Hostess	Leader
Yearly salary	$31,365	$86,964
Hourly rate	$15.08	$41.81
Growth rate	9%	10%
Number of jobs	9,634	172,293
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	23	46
Years of experience	-	2

Lead hostess vs leader salary

Lead hostesses and leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Hostess	Leader
Average salary	$31,365	$86,964
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $41,000	Between $49,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Eli Lilly and Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lead hostess and leader education

There are a few differences between a lead hostess and a leader in terms of educational background:

	Lead Hostess	Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Lead hostess vs leader demographics

Here are the differences between lead hostesses' and leaders' demographics:

	Lead Hostess	Leader
Average age	23	46
Gender ratio	Male, 5.8% Female, 94.2%	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between lead hostess and leader duties and responsibilities

Lead hostess example responsibilities.

Manage delivery schedules, outside vendors, and budget requirement, operations, and culinary staff.
Train new hostesses of policies and operation of the POS and OpenTable.
Supervise servers and create the wine list, including selection ordering and extensive inventory.
Coordinate guest seating in the restaurant using OpenTable.
Maintain VIP guest listing and coordination of special events.
Act as operational liaison between culinary and service staff.

Leader example responsibilities.

Manage UNIX and mainframe systems software staff.
Achieve business metrics and implement WCM tools and processes.
Lead instrument calibration, OOS investigation, change control, deviation documentation to comply with GMP.
Lead a group to help a dog food producer to gain traction in the grocery store channel
Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Lead in PTA efforts to recognize school staff by planning events and organize and plan monthly appreciation gifts.

Lead hostess vs leader skills

Common lead hostess skills

Reservations, 35%
Customer Service, 12%
Cleanliness, 12%
Greeting Guests, 4%
Food Orders, 4%
Floor Plan, 3%

Common leader skills

Customer Service, 14%
Strong Time Management, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
PET, 6%
Digital Transformation, 6%
Work Ethic, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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