300+ Hospitality & Food Service Jobs in Nashville, TN

Observed local wage data and current postings tell a two-tier story. BLS puts the Nashville metro mean wage for food preparation and serving occupations at $16.55 an hour as of May 2025, while current hourly postings center on about $16 to $19 an hour and one current cook listing starts at $15.50. Higher-responsibility salaried postings center on about $68k to $80k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Tennessee hospitality openings at about $32,248 versus about $69,848 across all Tennessee openings.

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Advertised pay

Across the 155 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $34,122 at the 25th percentile, $39,520 at the median and $43,680 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

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

Right now, Nashville is a favorable market for hospitality job seekers who are targeting on-site hotel, restaurant, and event-service work rather than remote or travel-planning roles. Metro leisure and hospitality employment reached 149.9 thousand in June 2026 and was up 7.1480% year over year, while metro unemployment was 3% in July 2026. The local market also shows more than 650 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but statewide occupation data is cooler: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Tennessee hospitality employment down 0.9% and active postings down 11.8% year over year in August 2026.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent line-cook or full-service experience, a food-handler credential, and flexibility for hotel, banquet, or quick-service shifts have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming lots of openings means strong pay: the local BLS wage benchmark is still $16.55 an hour for food preparation and serving occupations, while the about $68k to $80k salary band is concentrated in supervisory roles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 330 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Chartwell Hospitality, LLC: 15 open roles
2. Marriott International, Inc.: 15 open roles
3. Compass Group: 8 open roles
4. Entegra: 7 open roles
5. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants: 6 open roles
6. Harmony Senior Services, LLC: 6 open roles
7. Loews Hotels & Co: 6 open roles
8. AdamsPlace: 5 open roles
9. Brookdale Senior Living: 5 open roles
10. Grand Hyatt Nashville: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 234
• Franklin: 34
• Brentwood: 15
• Hendersonville: 14
• Smyrna: 11
• Mount Juliet: 5
• Springfield: 4
• Ashland City: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 313 (100%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in travel-planning work and more in hotel and restaurant operations. In the local posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 50% of category postings, with food & beverage and restaurants adding about 30% more; healthcare also shows a smaller but real share at about 5%. Current employer signals point to hotel dining and banquet hiring at Conrad Nashville, Omni Nashville, and Chartwell Hospitality, not just standalone restaurants. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one chain. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 650 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring is fragmented across employers. The most consistently active names include Starbucks Corp., Marriott International, Chartwell Hospitality, Compass Group, Dominos, Landry's, and Southall. Evidence is much thinner for travel-agent and other travel-planning roles, so the practical market right now is strongest for on-property hospitality and food-service work.

• Hotel dining, banquets, and hotel support roles (high): Live hiring signals are showing up in hotel-linked roles across Chartwell Hospitality, Conrad Nashville, and Omni Nashville.
• Quick-service and casual-dining kitchens (high): Current local signals include immediate cook hiring at Raising Cane's and active line-cook recruiting at Emmy Squared Pizza.
• Catering and event-service work (moderate): This lane appears smaller than hotel and restaurant hiring, but cited Nashville catering pay is $15.00 to $24.75 an hour versus $14.00 to $18.81 for back-of-house support, and the work rewards setup, serving, guest service, and teardown skills.

Where to focus: If you need a job fastest, focus on hotel dining and banquets, quick-service kitchens, and multi-site restaurant operators before niche travel roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail shift supervisor: It uses the same customer service, cash handling, and inventory habits that show up in local hospitality postings.
• Operations coordinator in a restaurant or hotel support office: Nashville is also picking up restaurant-support functions, including Starbucks-related office activity tied to the metro.
• Customer support or reservations specialist: Hotels are using AI chatbots and voice agents for basic reservation and FAQ work, which shifts human roles toward exception handling, service recovery, and higher-touch communication.
• Inventory or purchasing coordinator: Inventory management is one of the most requested skills in local hospitality postings, so it can serve as a bridge into supply, procurement, or back-office operations work.

What postings ask for

• Food-handler / food safety certification (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most common certification signal in local postings, and Omni Nashville explicitly asks for a valid food-handler certification for a Cook 2 role. Who: Anyone applying to kitchen, banquet, café, or hotel food-service roles.
• Full-service line-cook experience (premium | immediate): Current Nashville openings prefer or require prior line-cook time; Omni asks for 2–4 years and Emmy Squared prefers at least 1 year of full-service experience. Who: Cooks trying to move from entry-level into steadier or better-paying kitchens.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): Inventory management appears in about 20% of local postings, making it valuable for shift leads, kitchen supervisors, and multi-unit operators. Who: Line cooks, kitchen leads, assistant managers, and anyone targeting salaried operations roles.
• Cash handling and POS accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling also shows up in about 20% of local postings, especially for guest-facing roles that combine service with register responsibility. Who: Servers, baristas, hosts, front-desk workers, and career switchers from retail.
• Guest service plus event setup/teardown (differentiator | near-term): Local catering profiles emphasize food station setup, serving, guest attention, and event teardown, which travel well across banquets, venues, and hotel events. Who: Candidates aiming at banquet, catering, venue, or hotel event roles.
• Sanitation and cleaning discipline (table_stakes | immediate): Food safety, sanitation, and cleaning appear repeatedly in local skill signals, which means reliability and standards matter as much as speed. Who: Entry-level applicants and anyone lacking brand-name employer experience.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Observed local wage data and current postings tell a two-tier story. BLS puts the Nashville metro mean wage for food preparation and serving occupations at $16.55 an hour as of May 2025, while current hourly postings center on about $16 to $19 an hour and one current cook listing starts at $15.50. Higher-responsibility salaried postings center on about $68k to $80k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Tennessee hospitality openings at about $32,248 versus about $69,848 across all Tennessee openings. This is a market where you can find work faster than in many office-heavy categories, but a large share of the accessible openings are still moderate-pay shift jobs rather than clear middle-income roles.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in travel-planning work and more in hotel and restaurant operations. In the local posting mix, hospitality accounts for about 50% of category postings, with food & beverage and restaurants adding about 30% more; healthcare also shows a smaller but real share at about 5%. Current employer signals point to hotel dining and banquet hiring at Conrad Nashville, Omni Nashville, and Chartwell Hospitality, not just standalone restaurants. The employer base is broad rather than dominated by one chain. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 650 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring is fragmented across employers. The most consistently active names include Starbucks Corp., Marriott International, Chartwell Hospitality, Compass Group, Dominos, Landry's, and Southall. Evidence is much thinner for travel-agent and other travel-planning roles, so the practical market right now is strongest for on-property hospitality and food-service work.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (21 postings), Marriott International (21 postings), Chartwell Hospitality, LLC (15 postings), Compass Group (15 postings), Dominos (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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