Industries / Hospitality & Culinary Arts
13 careers
🍽️ Hospitality & Culinary Arts
The hospitality and culinary arts industry creates experiences—memorable meals, special events, comfortable accommodations, and celebrations that mark life's important moments.
Avg structural exposure
25
/ 100
Real-world AI usage
Medium
band
Careers
13
Occupations tracked in this industry today. We add coverage as data becomes available.
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Sector-wide adoption
8% of Accommodation and Food Services businesses reported using AI in any business function in the last two weeks (Census Bureau BTOS AI Use Supplement, NAICS sector 72) — below the 17.9% national average. Industry-level context, not a score for individual jobs in this industry.
Occupations inside it
Baggage Porter/Bellhop
24
$27k–$52k
Usage n/a
Bartender
24
$21k–$55k
Insulated today
Butcher / Meat Cutter
12
$28k–$55k
Usage n/a
Chef / Head Cook
41
$36k–$96k
Exposed on paper only
Dishwasher
5
$26k–$43k
Usage n/a
Fast Food & Counter Worker
13
$23k–$43k
Usage n/a
Housekeeper (Hotel / Hospitality)
9
$25k–$46k
Usage n/a
Pastry Chef / Baker
26
$28k–$49k
Insulated today
Restaurant Cook
21
$27k–$46k
Usage n/a
Restaurant Shift Supervisor
40
$30k–$66k
Usage n/a
Sommelier
24
$40k–$95k
Insulated today
Tour Guide
61
$24k–$58k
Usage n/a
Waiter/Waitress
25
$18k–$65k
Usage n/a
Compare these careers
Baggage Porter/Bellhop vs Bartender
Baggage Porter/Bellhop vs Tour Guide
Bartender vs Chef / Head Cook
Bartender vs Sommelier
Bartender vs Waiter/Waitress
Butcher / Meat Cutter vs Chef / Head Cook
Butcher / Meat Cutter vs Pastry Chef / Baker
Butcher / Meat Cutter vs Restaurant Cook
Chef / Head Cook vs Pastry Chef / Baker
Chef / Head Cook vs Restaurant Cook
Chef / Head Cook vs Restaurant Shift Supervisor
Chef / Head Cook vs Sommelier
Chef / Head Cook vs Waiter/Waitress
Dishwasher vs Fast Food & Counter Worker
Dishwasher vs Restaurant Cook
Dishwasher vs Restaurant Shift Supervisor
Fast Food & Counter Worker vs Restaurant Cook
Fast Food & Counter Worker vs Restaurant Shift Supervisor
Fast Food & Counter Worker vs Waiter/Waitress
Housekeeper (Hotel / Hospitality) vs Tour Guide
Pastry Chef / Baker vs Restaurant Cook
Restaurant Cook vs Restaurant Shift Supervisor
Restaurant Cook vs Waiter/Waitress
Restaurant Shift Supervisor vs Waiter/Waitress
Last updated: December 2025Source: BLS, O*NET, industry association surveys