Hospitality, Food & Personal Services

Restaurants, hotels, events, and personal care services.

25 occupations · 24,022 local jobs · 4,846 estimated annual openings

Occupation	Local jobs	Openings per year	Median pay	Growth
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,845	1,365	$28,443	+5.8%
Waiters and Waitresses	3,458	730	$28,013	-3.1%
Cooks, Restaurant	2,068	344	$35,822	+13.7%
Childcare Workers	1,962	360	$31,393	-2.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,881	333	$42,760	+59.6%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,755	274	$32,523	-7.1%
Food Preparation Workers	990	185	$30,905	+15.4%
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	836	168	$29,211	+52.0%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	813	214	$29,369	+17.5%
Bartenders	698	131	$23,511	+37.5%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	621	163	$28,015	+5.5%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	573	92	$36,374	+26.6%
Dishwashers	483	86	$28,596	-5.7%
Recreation Workers	393	81	$30,411	+12.2%
Cooks, Fast Food	356	82	$30,135	-13.9%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	275	38	$63,033	+59.4%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	237	44	$34,005	-8.0%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	196	27	$45,130	+17.0%
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	181	53	$26,559	-17.2%
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	111	15	$44,982	+17.0%
Chefs and Head Cooks	109	16	$55,024	+17.8%
Tour and Travel Guides	94	24	$34,688	+3.6%
Residential Advisors	53	13	$40,941	-13.5%
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	18	3	$32,945	+6.2%
Concierges	16	5	$36,035	-0.3%

Sources: Lightcast Q1 2026 occupation snapshot, Hamilton County, IN (jobs, openings, median pay, growth to 2026). Wage figures are ranges from public data, never promises.