# Market evidence report — host-hostess

Source: **46 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 46), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-12.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 41 | 89 % |
| mid | 3 | 7 % |
| junior | 2 | 4 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | customer service | 14 | 30 % |
| 2 | guest service | 9 | 20 % |
| 3 | reservation management | 9 | 20 % |
| 4 | guest communication | 8 | 17 % |
| 5 | guest greeting | 6 | 13 % |
| 6 | guest seating | 6 | 13 % |
| 7 | waitlist management | 5 | 11 % |
| 8 | communication | 4 | 9 % |
| 9 | problem solving | 4 | 9 % |
| 10 | table management | 4 | 9 % |
| 11 | menu suggestion | 3 | 7 % |
| 12 | payment processing | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | wait list management | 3 | 7 % |
| 14 | wait time estimation | 3 | 7 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | greeting guests | 29 | 63 % |
| 2 | seating guests | 9 | 20 % |
| 3 | answering phones | 6 | 13 % |
| 4 | guest greeting | 6 | 13 % |
| 5 | phone answering | 6 | 13 % |
| 6 | guest seating | 4 | 9 % |
| 7 | maintaining cleanliness | 4 | 9 % |
| 8 | table management | 4 | 9 % |
| 9 | assisting team members | 3 | 7 % |
| 10 | carry out order taking | 3 | 7 % |
| 11 | completing side work | 3 | 7 % |
| 12 | customer assistance | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | engaging in conversation | 3 | 7 % |
| 14 | guest reception | 3 | 7 % |
| 15 | managing guest flow | 3 | 7 % |
| 16 | table seating | 3 | 7 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 46 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

46 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- customer service — 30 % (14 ads)
- guest service — 20 % (9 ads)
- reservation management — 20 % (9 ads)
- guest communication — 17 % (8 ads)
- guest greeting — 13 % (6 ads)
- guest seating — 13 % (6 ads)
- waitlist management — 11 % (5 ads)
- communication — 9 % (4 ads)
- problem solving — 9 % (4 ads)
- table management — 9 % (4 ads)

**Seniority:** n/a 89 % · mid 7 % · junior 4 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Host/Hostess | 19 |
| Host / Hostess | 5 |
| Host/Hostess - Franchise | 4 |
| Hostess | 3 |
| Host | Hostess | 2 |
| Host - matchbox | 1 |
| Host / Hostess (Upscale / Fine Dining) | 1 |
| Host Adas on The River | 1 |
| Host(ess) | 1 |
| Host/Hostess - Full-time / Part-time | 1 |
| HOST/HOSTESS (FULL TIME) | 1 |
| HOST/HOSTESS (PART TIME) | 1 |
| Host/Hostess NT/Hostest (Mi Vida) | 1 |
| Host/Hostess T | 1 |
| Host/Hostess, Variable Part Time Rotating Shift, Food and Nutrition | 1 |
| Hostess (Host) | 1 |
| Hostess/Host | 1 |
| Restaurant A Host/Hostess | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.