NOC 64300: Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
What maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses do
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses greet patrons and escort them to tables, and supervise and coordinate the activities of food and beverage servers. They are employed in restaurants, hotel dining rooms, private clubs, cocktail lounges and similar establishments.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Receive and record patrons' reservations and assign tables
- Greet patrons and escort them to tables or other seating areas
- Speak with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service, and attend to complaints
- Order dining room supplies and equipment
- Inspect dining and serving areas and equipment
- Supervise and coordinate activities of food and beverage servers and other serving staff
- Accept payment from patrons for food and beverages
- Maintain financial statements and records
- Prepare work schedules and payrolls
- Interview candidates for food and beverage server positions and train new employees
- May be responsible for marketing and advertising the dining establishment.
Job titles under NOC 64300
7 job titles are classified here, including chief host/hostess - food services, dining room host/hostess, maître d'.
- chief host/hostess - food services
- dining room host/hostess
- host/hostess - food service
- host/hostess - restaurant or cocktail lounge
- maître d'
- maître d'hôtel
- restaurant host/hostess
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.
- Maîtres d'hôtel require experience as a formal or captain waiter/waitress or other food service experience.
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $17.58/hr | $26.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $28.57/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $19.21/hr | $27.72/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $19.23/hr | $27.40/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $17.00/hr | $20.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $25.50/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $17.50/hr | $35.00/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $24.04/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $17.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $20.00/hr | $28.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $16.00/hr | $27.50/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $26.44/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $17.00/hr | $24.50/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $16.00/hr | $22.25/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $17.50/hr | $35.00/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $16.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $18.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $19.23/hr | $27.00/hr |
Using NOC 64300 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 7 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Food and beverage servers (NOC 65200)
- Food service supervisors (NOC 62020)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses?
Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses are NOC 2021 unit group 64300. Example job titles in this group include chief host/hostess - food services, dining room host/hostess, maître d', restaurant host/hostess.
What TEER is NOC 64300?
NOC 64300 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $17.58/hr, about $34,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $26.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.