300+ Hospitality & Food Service Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

The cleanest official local benchmark is the broader BLS food preparation and serving group, which showed mean hourly pay at $15.85 in the Indianapolis metro as of May 2025, while an older state-backed metro median was $29,280 a year. Recent posting data reads higher because salary-disclosing ads skew toward supervisors and managers: hourly-paid listings center on about $15 to $16 / hour, while salary-posted roles center on about $62k to $70k.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 123 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $34,320 at the median and $39,520 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Indianapolis is still a workable market for hospitality job seekers, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 3.4% in July 2026, while leisure and hospitality employment stood at 113.1 thousand in June and was down -4.0712% year over year, which means employers are still hiring but the sector is softer than a year ago. The local posting sample still showed more than 400 openings across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. Near-term demand is getting help from convention traffic, restaurant-week promotions, new restaurant openings, and hotel expansion projects downtown and in Carmel.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent high-volume service experience, open on-site availability, and visible food-safety proof have the best odds right now, especially with chains, contract food service, healthcare dining, and convention-oriented hotels.

Main caution: Do not mistake management-leaning posted salary bands for typical starting pay: hourly local postings center on about $15 to $16 / hour, and the official food-service wage benchmark remains well below the metro average.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 302 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Panda Express: 23 open roles
2. White Lodging: 14 open roles
3. Compass Group: 13 open roles
4. Healthcare Services Group: 11 open roles
5. Coury Hospitality: 8 open roles
6. Tutera Group: 8 open roles
7. Asccare: 7 open roles
8. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: 7 open roles
9. Chwinery: 6 open roles
10. Gardant Management Solutions, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Indianapolis: 180
• Carmel: 27
• Greenwood: 16
• Noblesville: 15
• Avon: 14
• Fishers: 13
• Franklin: 10
• Greenfield: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 291 (100%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real volume exists, but it is spread out. The local sample showed more than 400 postings across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer. The most-active pockets were hospitality (about 40%), restaurants (about 20%), food & beverage (about 10%), healthcare (about 10%), and hospitals and health care (about 5%), so this is not just an independent-restaurant market. The hottest near-term pockets are convention-oriented hotels, banquet operations, and restaurant groups that can absorb traffic spikes. Indianapolis hosted the ASAE annual meeting with more than 5,300 attendees and exhibitors and an estimated $15–$18 million in economic benefit, while the city was also highlighting $3 billion in new hospitality development and an 803-room Signia by Hilton opening in late 2026. On the restaurant side, Devour Summerfest featured more than 200 participating restaurants, and multiple new restaurants and bars were opening or expected to open across the metro in August 2026. A quieter but important opportunity pocket is institutional dining. Healthcare-related employers represented about 10% of postings and hospitals and health care about 5%, which makes hospital and campus-style food service a practical option for job seekers who want steadier hours than nightlife-heavy restaurant work.

• Branded coffee, contract food service, and chain operations (high): The most consistently active named employers in the sample were Starbucks Corp. with more than 50 postings and Compass Group with more than 20, and the local skill mix centers on cash handling, beverage preparation, inventory management, food preparation, and food safety.
• Convention hotels, banquets, and pre-opening food-and-beverage teams (high): Downtown hospitality development includes $3 billion underway, the late-2026 803-room Signia, and about 3,000 hotel rooms under construction across the metro, which supports banquet, outlet, and supervisory hiring around new supply.
• Healthcare and hospital dining (moderate): Healthcare represented about 10% of postings and hospitals and health care about 5%, giving candidates a steadier-hours alternative to nights-and-weekends restaurant work.

Where to focus: If you need work in the next 30-60 days, prioritize employers with repeat-volume staffing needs such as chains, contract food service, hospitals, and large hotels, then use independents and new openings as a second wave.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail shift lead: The local skill mix is heavy on cash handling, beverage preparation, inventory management, and customer service, which transfers cleanly into retail leadership work.
• Patient access representative / medical front desk: Healthcare and hospitals make up a meaningful share of local postings, and the overlap in check-in, customer service, and on-site workflow makes this a practical switch.
• Environmental services lead: Cleaning and sanitation are explicit local requirements in hospitality postings, so housekeeping and back-of-house candidates can translate those habits into facilities or EVS work.
• Office receptionist / corporate front desk coordinator: Hospitality already rewards communication, emotional intelligence, and front-desk polish, which are also core in office reception roles.

What postings ask for

• ServSafe Manager (table_stakes | immediate): ServSafe Manager is the most common food-safety credential and is often required for restaurant managers, so it raises your credibility quickly in a market that still emphasizes food safety and sanitation. Who: Entry-level applicants who want faster callbacks, shift leads, and anyone targeting kitchen or restaurant management paths.
• Cash handling and POS accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample, showing up in about 25% of postings. Who: Baristas, counter staff, hosts, quick-service workers, and retail-to-hospitality switchers.
• Food safety and sanitation (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety appeared in about 15% of local postings, while cleaning and sanitation each appeared in about 10%, so compliance basics are a direct screening factor in Indianapolis. Who: Kitchen staff, housekeepers crossing into food service, and applicants with thin recent hospitality experience.
• Inventory management (differentiator | immediate): Inventory management showed up in about 15% of local postings, which makes it one of the clearest ways to move from hourly execution into shift-lead or assistant-manager consideration. Who: Candidates aiming for lead, opener/closer, or multi-station responsibilities.
• High-volume table service and promo execution (differentiator | immediate): Local restaurant-week activity and convention traffic increase demand for staff who can handle rushes, specials, and fast turns without service breakdowns. Who: Servers, bartenders, banquet staff, and dining-room supervisors.
• Beverage preparation (differentiator | immediate): Beverage preparation appeared in about 15% of local postings, and one of the most active named employers in the sample was Starbucks Corp., which reinforces demand for drink-building speed and consistency. Who: Baristas, bartenders, quick-service workers, and applicants targeting branded coffee or hotel lounge roles.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

The cleanest official local benchmark is the broader BLS food preparation and serving group, which showed mean hourly pay at $15.85 in the Indianapolis metro as of May 2025, while an older state-backed metro median was $29,280 a year. Recent posting data reads higher because salary-disclosing ads skew toward supervisors and managers: hourly-paid listings center on about $15 to $16 / hour, while salary-posted roles center on about $62k to $70k. This is mostly a moderate-pay, broad-access market, not a high-pay market. Indianapolis' cost of living is 1% above the national average, so the main advantage is access to openings rather than unusually strong purchasing power.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN concentrated?

Real volume exists, but it is spread out. The local sample showed more than 400 postings across more than 150 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in one employer. The most-active pockets were hospitality (about 40%), restaurants (about 20%), food & beverage (about 10%), healthcare (about 10%), and hospitals and health care (about 5%), so this is not just an independent-restaurant market. The hottest near-term pockets are convention-oriented hotels, banquet operations, and restaurant groups that can absorb traffic spikes. Indianapolis hosted the ASAE annual meeting with more than 5,300 attendees and exhibitors and an estimated $15–$18 million in economic benefit, while the city was also highlighting $3 billion in new hospitality development and an 803-room Signia by Hilton opening in late 2026. On the restaurant side, Devour Summerfest featured more than 200 participating restaurants, and multiple new restaurants and bars were opening or expected to open across the metro in August 2026. A quieter but important opportunity pocket is institutional dining. Healthcare-related employers represented about 10% of postings and hospitals and health care about 5%, which makes hospital and campus-style food service a practical option for job seekers who want steadier hours than nightlife-heavy restaurant work.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (50 postings), Compass Group (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 1% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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