Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · SOC 35-9031
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
some overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, some tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 9,500 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 9,490 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $36,340 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 32.9 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 56 higher rated overlap than 56% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Fast Food and Counter Workers little overlap 82,010 CO jobs
- Waiters and Waitresses little overlap 40,680 CO jobs
- Cooks, Restaurant little overlap 30,600 CO jobs
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers little overlap 25,510 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations — all 17 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/hosts-and-hostesses-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin