400+ Hospitality & Food Service Jobs in Detroit, MI

Observed wage data points to modest frontline pay: Detroit food preparation and serving jobs averaged $18.06 per hour in May 2025, and the broader food preparation and serving occupational family showed a $34,700 median annual wage, $29,160 at the 25th percentile, and $52,590 at the 90th percentile. Posted pay looks much higher in some ads—about $58k to $71k annually or about $15 to $17 / hour—because disclosed-salary postings overrepresent managers, salaried supervisors, and roles that publish ranges.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 219 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $33,280 at the median and $39,546 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn's leisure and hospitality sector still has real scale: local employment in the supersector was 203.2 thousand in August 2026, up 1.0945% year-over-year, and food preparation and serving occupations represented 8.0% of metro employment in the latest detailed local occupational release. But the search is not easy: metro unemployment was 5.7% in August 2026 versus 4.2% nationally in September 2026, and statewide occupation signals show hospitality, food service & travel employment down 1.3% and active postings down 13.3% year-over-year. This is a workable market for on-site applicants who move fast and stay flexible, but not a market where you can be casual about timing, availability, or pay expectations.

Best positioned: Candidates who can start quickly, work on-site, and show food safety, cash-handling, inventory, or shift-lead responsibility have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not mistake manager-heavy salary postings for typical local pay; BLS puts Detroit food preparation and serving pay at $18.06 per hour on average, far below the broader salary bands visible in some ads.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 402 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. American House: 26 open roles
2. Applebee: 20 open roles
3. Compass Group: 16 open roles
4. WinStar World Casino Resort: 14 open roles
5. P.F. Chang's: 10 open roles
6. StoryPoint Group: 10 open roles
7. Yona Solutions: 10 open roles
8. Cedarbrook Senior Living: 9 open roles
9. Red Lobster, Inc.: 8 open roles
10. Texas Roadhouse, Inc.: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 60
• Troy: 22
• Taylor: 21
• Livonia: 18
• Novi: 16
• Rochester Hills: 16
• Dearborn: 16
• Northville: 15

Work arrangement

on-site 375 (100%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-turnover, on-site frontline work. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn showed more than 550 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and about 75% of the sampled openings were entry level. That lines up with the sector's scale locally: leisure and hospitality employment was 203.2 thousand in August 2026, and food preparation and serving occupations accounted for 8.0% of metro employment in May 2025. The market is broad rather than dominated by one brand. Hiring in the sample is fragmented across employers. The most consistently active named employers were Starbucks Corp. with more than 30 postings, Delaware North Co with more than 20, and Compass Group with around 20, and the industry mix spans hospitality at about 35%, restaurants at about 20%, and retail, healthcare, and real estate at about 10% each. That mix matters. It means some of the steadiest options are not just independent restaurants, but also concessions, cafeterias, hotel operations, and guest-facing roles inside healthcare or property settings. Travel-specific roles appear less reliably measured here, so if you want the fastest path to an offer, start with restaurant and lodging employers and treat travel as a narrower follow-on lane.

• Coffee, quick-service, and everyday food service (high): This is the easiest entry point because the market skews entry level and repeated hiring shows up at operators such as Starbucks Corp.
• Contract foodservice, concessions, and institutional operations (high): Compass Group and Delaware North Co appear among the most active named employers, pointing to demand in cafeterias, venues, and managed food operations.
• Hotels, lodging, and guest operations (moderate): Detroit has several hotel openings and renovations slated for 2026, and downtown is expected to add over 1,600 rooms by 2027, supporting front desk, housekeeping, banquet, and operations roles.
• Travel-specific sales and planning (limited): This bundle has much thinner local evidence for travel-agent-specific hiring than for restaurants and hotels, so it looks like a narrower lane right now.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site employers that hire repeatedly—chain coffee, contract foodservice, hotels, and multi-unit restaurant groups—then use that experience to move into better-paying supervisory roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail shift supervisor: Cash handling, inventory, customer service, and opening or closing routines transfer directly.
• Property management leasing office coordinator: Front-desk hospitality, tours, scheduling, and guest-issue handling map well to leasing-office work.
• Patient services or clinic front desk coordinator: Check-in, scheduling, service recovery, and calm communication carry over well from restaurants and hotels.
• Customer support specialist: Service recovery, communication, and problem-solving transfer from front desk and restaurant work.

What postings ask for

• ServSafe (table_stakes | immediate): ServSafe is the most commonly named certification in local postings, so it is a low-cost screening advantage for cooks, supervisors, and catering applicants. Who: Entry-level food-service applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting lead or banquet work.
• Food safety and sanitation (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety and sanitation both appear in about 15% of local postings, which makes them baseline proof-of-readiness rather than nice-to-haves. Who: Line cooks, prep cooks, dish, banquet, catering, and shift-lead candidates.
• Cash handling and POS accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling shows up in about 20% of local postings, especially in coffee, counter service, and front-of-house jobs. Who: Baristas, cashiers, hosts, servers, and career switchers from retail.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): Inventory management also appears in about 20% of local postings and is one of the clearest signals that you can move beyond pure service into lead, assistant manager, or kitchen-management work. Who: Mid-career applicants and entry-level workers trying to level up.
• Customer service and service recovery (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appears in about 15% of local postings, and broader 2026 hospitality guidance puts emotional intelligence, adaptive communication, and problem-solving at the center of service roles. Who: Front desk, host, server, concierge, and guest-services applicants.
• Digital guest-tech fluency (differentiator | near-term): Hotels and large foodservice operators are using more AI-powered scheduling and digital guest tools, so comfort with contactless check-in, tablets, and workflow apps is becoming a real differentiator. Who: Hotel candidates, front-desk applicants, and supervisors.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Observed wage data points to modest frontline pay: Detroit food preparation and serving jobs averaged $18.06 per hour in May 2025, and the broader food preparation and serving occupational family showed a $34,700 median annual wage, $29,160 at the 25th percentile, and $52,590 at the 90th percentile. Posted pay looks much higher in some ads—about $58k to $71k annually or about $15 to $17 / hour—because disclosed-salary postings overrepresent managers, salaried supervisors, and roles that publish ranges. For most applicants, this is a moderate-pay market with broad access rather than a high-pay market. Local food preparation and serving pay sits far below Detroit's all-occupation mean hourly wage of $33.27.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-turnover, on-site frontline work. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn showed more than 550 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and about 75% of the sampled openings were entry level. That lines up with the sector's scale locally: leisure and hospitality employment was 203.2 thousand in August 2026, and food preparation and serving occupations accounted for 8.0% of metro employment in May 2025. The market is broad rather than dominated by one brand. Hiring in the sample is fragmented across employers. The most consistently active named employers were Starbucks Corp. with more than 30 postings, Delaware North Co with more than 20, and Compass Group with around 20, and the industry mix spans hospitality at about 35%, restaurants at about 20%, and retail, healthcare, and real estate at about 10% each. That mix matters. It means some of the steadiest options are not just independent restaurants, but also concessions, cafeterias, hotel operations, and guest-facing roles inside healthcare or property settings. Travel-specific roles appear less reliably measured here, so if you want the fastest path to an offer, start with restaurant and lodging employers and treat travel as a narrower follow-on lane.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (30 postings), Delaware North Co (20 postings), Compass Group (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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?

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