Hospitality Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Observed government data is still the anchor: Indianapolis food-preparation-and-serving occupations averaged $15.85 per hour in May 2025, while the broader food preparation and serving family showed a $30,000 annual median, $36,970 at the 75th percentile, and $46,460 at the 90th percentile in 2025. More recent posting data is noisier: hourly ads center on about $15 to $16 / hour, while annual salary postings center on about $62k to $73k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 168 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $31,200 at the 25th percentile, $33,280 at the median and $36,465 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

This is a workable but selective market. Indianapolis unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, but local leisure and hospitality employment was 113.4 thousand and down 2.7444% from a year earlier. At the same time, the market still showed more than 450 sampled postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base was fragmented rather than dominated by one chain. You can still land entry and shift-based work with a broad search, but better-paid chef, manager, and hotel leadership roles are narrower and more competitive.

Best positioned: The best odds go to candidates who can show recent on-site service experience plus cash handling, food preparation, food safety, sanitation, or inventory skills and who are open to hotels, restaurants, coffee, and institutional food-service settings.

Main caution: Do not mistake the higher salaried posting bands for typical local pay: most sampled openings skew entry level and on-site, while government wage data for the broad local food-service group remains much lower.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 299 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Compass Group: 23 open roles
2. Healthcare Services Group: 18 open roles
3. Bob Evans Farms Inc: 16 open roles
4. Patachou Inc: 9 open roles
5. TouchPoint Support Services: 9 open roles
6. Compass Group: 8 open roles
7. Coury Hospitality: 8 open roles
8. White Lodging: 8 open roles
9. Southern Rock Restaurants: 7 open roles
10. Gardant Management Solutions, Inc.: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Indianapolis: 169
• Carmel: 31
• Greenwood: 20
• Franklin: 15
• Greenfield: 9
• Noblesville: 9
• Plainfield: 7
• Fishers: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 284 (100%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across many employers rather than one dominant chain. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 450 sampled postings across more than 175 companies, and the employer mix was fragmented. Within that sample, the most active employer types were hospitality businesses at about 35% of postings, restaurants about 20%, hospitals and health care about 10%, retail about 10%, and food & beverage about 5%. That mix creates different hiring lanes. Coffee and quick-service chains can be a fast-entry route—Starbucks Corp. showed more than 40 sampled postings—while institutional food service remains relevant through employers such as Compass Group, with more than 20 sampled postings. Recent restaurant launches and announced openings across the metro add fresh targets, but a local closure like Magdalena is a reminder that independent venues can turn over quickly.

• Hotels and broader hospitality venues (high): The biggest single slice of sampled postings sits in hospitality businesses at about 35%, making hotels and similar venues the broadest application lane.
• Restaurants, cafés, and coffee chains (high): Restaurants account for about 20% of sampled postings, and coffee-chain hiring is visible through Starbucks Corp.'s more than 40 sampled openings.
• Institutional food service (moderate): Hospitals and health care account for about 10% of sampled postings, and employers such as Compass Group suggest a steadier institutional lane than some independent restaurants.
• Retail food and beverage counters (moderate): Retail at about 10% plus food & beverage at about 5% creates a smaller but useful bridge for cashier, barista, and counter-service candidates.

Where to focus: Prioritize hotel and institutional food-service employers for stability, then add coffee chains and newly opened independents for faster entry.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail sales associate or shift lead: It uses the same core strengths: cash handling, customer interaction, stocking, opening/closing, and fast-paced floor work.
• Customer service representative or chat support agent: Front-desk, reservations, and guest-service experience transfers well into phone, chat, and problem-resolution work.
• Patient services representative or medical receptionist: Hospitality-style front-desk habits—check-in, scheduling, service recovery, and calm communication—carry over well.
• Administrative assistant or front office coordinator: Guest-facing organization, scheduling, inbox handling, and professional communication are natural extensions of front-desk hospitality work.

What postings ask for

• Cash handling (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, showing up in about 25% of sampled roles. Who: Entry-level front-of-house, barista, cashier, host, and retail-food candidates.
• Food safety (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety appears in about 15% of local postings and pairs with sanitation demands in about 10%, making it a baseline screen for kitchen and service roles. Who: Line cooks, prep cooks, dish, banquet, and institutional food-service applicants.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): It appears in about 20% of local postings, and inventory and stock management are among the chef tasks already being reshaped by AI tools. Who: Shift leads, assistant managers, chefs, and career switchers who want faster advancement.
• Customer service and guest recovery (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appears in about 15% of local postings, and 84% of surveyed restaurant operators said enhancing the guest experience is a hiring priority. Who: Front desk, server, host, concierge, and multi-site supervisory candidates.
• Beverage preparation (differentiator | immediate): Beverage preparation appears in about 10% of local postings and can help you stand out for coffee, bar, and counter-service roles. Who: Baristas, bartenders, café leads, and anyone trying to enter through drink-focused venues.
• AI literacy (premium | near-term): As of September 2026, 28% of hospitality employers identified AI literacy as a workforce gap, and 82% of hospitality employees said AI skills will matter to their careers within five years. Who: Mid-career managers, hotel front-office candidates, and ambitious supervisors.

Questions about this market

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

Observed government data is still the anchor: Indianapolis food-preparation-and-serving occupations averaged $15.85 per hour in May 2025, while the broader food preparation and serving family showed a $30,000 annual median, $36,970 at the 75th percentile, and $46,460 at the 90th percentile in 2025. More recent posting data is noisier: hourly ads center on about $15 to $16 / hour, while annual salary postings center on about $62k to $73k. This is still a low-pay market by metro standards. The local broad food-service hourly mean was $15.49 per hour below the metro-wide all-occupation mean, and the metro-wide benchmark itself was $31.34 per hour.

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

Opportunity is spread across many employers rather than one dominant chain. Over the last 90 days, the market showed more than 450 sampled postings across more than 175 companies, and the employer mix was fragmented. Within that sample, the most active employer types were hospitality businesses at about 35% of postings, restaurants about 20%, hospitals and health care about 10%, retail about 10%, and food & beverage about 5%. That mix creates different hiring lanes. Coffee and quick-service chains can be a fast-entry route—Starbucks Corp. showed more than 40 sampled postings—while institutional food service remains relevant through employers such as Compass Group, with more than 20 sampled postings. Recent restaurant launches and announced openings across the metro add fresh targets, but a local closure like Magdalena is a reminder that independent venues can turn over quickly.

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. (40 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, 4% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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