Hospitality Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Government wage data shows a lower frontline pay floor than many posted-manager roles suggest: in May 2025, food preparation and serving-related occupations in Atlanta averaged $17.86 per hour with a median of $15.37 per hour, while the broader food preparation and serving occupation family had a metro annual median of $29,720, a 75th percentile of $37,440, and a 90th percentile of $45,520. By contrast, the Callings.ai job database shows posted salary ranges for this category centered on about $60k to $75k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $15 to $17 / hour, which likely reflects a mix of managers, hotel supervisors, and other salaried roles alongside hourly jobs rather than a true market-wide average.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 317 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $34,320 at the median and $39,208 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is still a workable market for hospitality job seekers, but it is no longer a wide-open one. Metro leisure and hospitality employment was 318.3 thousand in August 2026, down -0.3132% year over year, while Georgia-wide hospitality, food service & travel employment was down 1.4% and active postings were down 14.2% year over year, suggesting softer demand than a year ago even though Atlanta's overall unemployment rate remained 3.4%. You can still find openings—more than 1,200 postings across more than 350 companies were observed over the last 90 days—but the easiest wins are in entry-level, fully on-site roles or in management tracks with strong food-safety, inventory, and guest-service credibility.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent restaurant or hotel floor experience, ServSafe, and proof of inventory control or shift leadership have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse visible restaurant openings with broad wage leverage: local hourly postings center on about $15 to $17 / hour, and statewide hospitality postings are lower year over year.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 612 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Ted's Montana Grill, Inc.: 28 open roles
2. Marlow's Tavern: 17 open roles
3. Maggiano's, Inc.: 13 open roles
4. PruittHealth: 13 open roles
5. Compass Group: 12 open roles
6. Marriott International, Inc.: 12 open roles
7. Lucky Strike: 11 open roles
8. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 10 open roles
9. Brinker: 9 open roles
10. Hei Hotels Inc.: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 240
• Alpharetta: 28
• Marietta: 24
• Dallas: 23
• Johns Creek: 23
• Lawrenceville: 19
• Cumming: 15
• Kennesaw: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 581 (99%), hybrid 2 (0%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few giants. More than 1,200 postings were observed across more than 350 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer mix was fragmented. That matters because it rewards applicants who run a disciplined weekly search across chains, hotels, hospitality groups, and institutional food-service operators instead of waiting for one flagship employer to call back. The biggest concentration is in core hospitality and restaurants. In the job sample, hospitality accounted for about 45% of postings and restaurants about 25%, with smaller but still meaningful pockets in retail, food & beverage, and hospitals and health care. Starbucks Corp. and Taco Mac were among the most consistently active employers, each with more than 75 postings in the period. September restaurant openings and expansions—such as Heritage and a second Southern Belle Chicken Co. location—show that independent and growth-stage concepts are still creating seats, but closures in the same month show why stability varies a lot by operator. For job seekers, this means the market is not equally good across sub-roles. Frontline food-service and guest-service work is easier to find than travel-advisor work, and there is stronger evidence for restaurants and lodging than for the travel side of the category.

• Hotels, lodging, and guest services (high): Hospitality makes up about 45% of sampled postings, and the market increasingly rewards on-site guest-service staff who are comfortable with POS or property-management systems and service recovery.
• Restaurants, coffee, and bar operations (high): Restaurants are about 25% of sampled postings, with active chains like Starbucks Corp. and Taco Mac and continued metro restaurant openings creating steady frontline demand.
• Institutional food service and healthcare-adjacent operations (moderate): Hospitals and health care are only about 5% of sampled postings, but they offer a steadier bridge for workers with food safety, sanitation, and customer service skills.
• Travel sales and advising (limited): Travel-side roles are still part of the category, but the local evidence is thinner than it is for restaurants and hotels, so applicants need sharper credentials to stand out.

Where to focus: Prioritize repeat-hiring, on-site operators first—hotel groups, chains, airport-adjacent concepts, and institutional food service—then use independents as a second wave for culture fit or specialty cuisine opportunities.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail shift supervisor: Local hospitality postings already emphasize cash handling, inventory management, and customer service, which transfer directly into store-floor leadership.
• Patient access representative: Hospitals and health care appear in the local employer mix, and healthcare employment is still growing nationally, making patient-facing admin a reasonable bridge for front-desk and guest-service workers.
• Customer support representative: Guest communication, problem resolution, and emotional intelligence carry over well from hospitality into service and support teams.
• Administrative coordinator: Front desk, concierge, and restaurant lead experience often maps to scheduling, visitor handling, vendor coordination, and multitasking.

What postings ask for

• ServSafe (table_stakes | immediate): ServSafe is the most commonly required certification named in local postings, so it is one of the fastest ways to clear screening for kitchen and supervisory roles. Who: Entry-level kitchen candidates, shift leads, and anyone moving into food-service management.
• Inventory management (differentiator | immediate): Inventory management shows up in about 20% of local postings, and it matters even more when operators are watching food and operating costs closely. Who: Cooks aiming for lead roles, assistant managers, restaurant managers, and career switchers with stockroom or retail-count experience.
• Food safety and sanitation (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety appears in about 15% of local postings and sanitation in about 10%, making them core screening skills, not extras. Who: Anyone applying to kitchens, cafeterias, healthcare food service, or multi-unit operators.
• POS and property management systems (differentiator | near-term): Technology literacy, including POS and property management systems, is increasingly important in hospitality, especially as hotels automate more routine front-desk work. Who: Front desk candidates, restaurant supervisors, hotel operations staff, and switchers from retail or admin roles.
• Customer service and emotional intelligence (premium | immediate): Customer service is named in about 15% of local postings, and emotional intelligence is becoming a stronger differentiator as routine tasks get automated and guest-facing problem solving matters more. Who: Front-of-house staff, managers, concierge, front desk, and anyone trying to move past purely transactional roles.
• Cultural sensitivity (differentiator | near-term): Employers increasingly value cultural sensitivity because the guest base is more diverse and experience-driven. Who: Hotel, travel, and premium-service candidates who work with varied guest profiles.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Government wage data shows a lower frontline pay floor than many posted-manager roles suggest: in May 2025, food preparation and serving-related occupations in Atlanta averaged $17.86 per hour with a median of $15.37 per hour, while the broader food preparation and serving occupation family had a metro annual median of $29,720, a 75th percentile of $37,440, and a 90th percentile of $45,520. By contrast, the Callings.ai job database shows posted salary ranges for this category centered on about $60k to $75k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $15 to $17 / hour, which likely reflects a mix of managers, hotel supervisors, and other salaried roles alongside hourly jobs rather than a true market-wide average. For most job seekers, Atlanta is a moderate-pay market with broad access rather than a high-pay one: the category's hourly median is far below Atlanta's all-occupation average hourly wage of $34.57.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than a few giants. More than 1,200 postings were observed across more than 350 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer mix was fragmented. That matters because it rewards applicants who run a disciplined weekly search across chains, hotels, hospitality groups, and institutional food-service operators instead of waiting for one flagship employer to call back. The biggest concentration is in core hospitality and restaurants. In the job sample, hospitality accounted for about 45% of postings and restaurants about 25%, with smaller but still meaningful pockets in retail, food & beverage, and hospitals and health care. Starbucks Corp. and Taco Mac were among the most consistently active employers, each with more than 75 postings in the period. September restaurant openings and expansions—such as Heritage and a second Southern Belle Chicken Co. location—show that independent and growth-stage concepts are still creating seats, but closures in the same month show why stability varies a lot by operator. For job seekers, this means the market is not equally good across sub-roles. Frontline food-service and guest-service work is easier to find than travel-advisor work, and there is stronger evidence for restaurants and lodging than for the travel side of the category.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (75 postings), Taco Mac (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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