AI Career Radar

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounge, and help ensure quality of facilities and service.

AI exposure33 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation27
Freedom to set tasks68
Repeating the same tasks43
$31,200Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
36Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
63
Speaking
63
53
Monitoring
63
47
Critical Thinking
63
44
Judgment and Decision Making
63
28
Coordination
62
47
Active Learning
62
41
Complex Problem Solving
62
22
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Time Management
61
41
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Writing
60
28
Instructing
58
35
Learning Strategies
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
22
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
22
Negotiation
52
41
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
0
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Troubleshooting
47
6
Management of Financial Resources
47
3
Management of Material Resources
47
3
Technology Design
47
0
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
6

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

#2ModelsSales & Service
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$48,470
10-yr growth
-2.1%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low
76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$45,570
10-yr growth
+21.4%
Skill gap
29%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
44%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving

#6Costume AttendantsPersonal Care & Service
75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$50,400
10-yr growth
+5.9%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Monitoring, Coordination

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.