The Collar360

Restaurant host/restaurant hostess

Other names

maître d'hôtel, front of house host, restaurant hostess, front of house hostess, restaurant host, meeter and greeter

Restaurants, bars and cafés

They greet guests, give them menus, show them to tables, and check that the dining area is clean.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Provide guests with menus.

  2. 2

    Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.

  3. 3

    Maintain contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
hôte d’accueil dans un restaurant/hôtesse d’accueil dans un restaurant
español
recepcionista de restaurante
العربية
مضيف مطعم / مضيفة مطعم
português
Rececionista de restaurante
Deutsch
Restaurantwirt/Restaurantwirtin
italiano
gestore di ristorante

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