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Restaurant Host at Wegmans Food Markets

Wegmans Food Markets Rochester, NY $17 - $18/hour

Job Description

Schedule: Part time
Availability: Afternoon, Evening (Including Weekends). Shifts start as early as 12pm
Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older
Location: Pittsford, NY
Address: 3220 Monroe Ave
Pay: $17 - $17.50 / hour
Job Posting: 02/19/2026
Job Posting End: 03/19/2026
Job ID:R

Our restaurant teams are committed to incredible service, fresh ingredients and inspired dishes. Whether you're working front of house or in one of our kitchens, you'll enjoy a dynamic and lively work environment, a flexible schedule and great benefits.

As a center for culinary innovation, Next Door's chefs prepare a variety of inventive dishes, including sustainably sourced sushi, from fresh and seasonal ingredients. Next Door also features an award-winning wine list plus a selection of beer, sake and craft cocktails.

As a host you will greet guests warmly and escort them to their table, making sure their experience is off to an incredible start. You will also be responsible for ensuring that reservations are scheduled, table assignments are effectively planned and our guests' waiting time is as positive as the rest of their visit. If you love the fast pace of a restaurant and genuinely enjoy people, then this is the opportunity for you!

Required Qualifications

  • Previous customer service experience, preferably in a retail, restaurant service or other hospitality related setting
  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with a restaurant point of sale system, such as Micros or OpenTable

At Wegmans, we've always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.

Comprehensive benefits

  1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
  2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
  3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
  4. Retirement plan with a 401(k) match
  5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
  6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness

Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.

Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.

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At Wegmans, we've always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.

Comprehensive benefits
  1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
  2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
  3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
  4. Retirement plan with a 401(k) match
  5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
  6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness

Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.

Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.

$35k - $37k beats the market for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop nationally

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$35k - $37k
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$22k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $43k

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Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
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Mobility
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Durability
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Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

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Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

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Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

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Does this path compound?

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🚀 Compound
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Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-2%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
107,700 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024