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Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in Kentucky

Considering a career as a Restaurant, Lounge, or Coffee Shop Host in Kentucky?

5.2% Jobs Projection
$18,830 Median Salary
1,300 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 4,800 people working as Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in the year 2018.

There were 4,810 Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,310 Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts in this state are growing at a rate of 5.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,300 annual Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts job openings in Kentucky, and 5,820 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 97,900 annual jobs and 437,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts ranged from $16,400 to $24,590 with $18,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.89 to $11.82. The median hourly rate was $9.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $8.85 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 3,290 $19,380
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,700 $19,390
Lexington-Fayette, KY 870 $18,660
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 420 $19,540
Evansville, IN-KY 350 $19,980
Bowling Green, KY 280 $19,100
Clarksville, TN-KY 210 $17,930
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 180 $20,230

Top States for Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts Employment

View the list below to see where most Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 50,090 $24,700
Texas 36,310 $19,420
Florida 32,720 $21,420
New York 19,950 $25,720
Ohio 15,780 $19,490
Pennsylvania 15,330 $20,420
North Carolina 15,290 $18,960
Michigan 14,380 $20,170
Illinois 14,240 $22,540
Georgia 13,290 $19,070
Virginia 11,900 $20,200
Colorado 10,720 $22,990
Massachusetts 10,450 $26,860
New Jersey 10,430 $22,110
Tennessee 10,270 $19,020
Indiana 8,740 $18,830
Arizona 8,610 $23,470
Washington 8,600 $25,310
Wisconsin 7,740 $19,350
Maryland 7,280 $22,600

Below are the states where Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Hosts get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $29,950
District of Columbia $28,660
Massachusetts $26,860
New York $25,720
Washington $25,310
California $24,700
Vermont $24,420
Connecticut $24,320
Nevada $24,200
Oregon $24,050

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