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Hospitality Careers

There are a wide range of roles included in hospitality including catering roles, working in hotels or events organisation roles which can range from businesses conferences to sporting or music events. Roles in catering or hotels. It involves offering an efficient service to people.

Did You Know

Over 140 million people visited Birmingham in 2022 and spending by visitors to Birmingham was 14.1 billion pounds.

Jobs Overview

Events Manager

Events Manager

Events managers organise and run conferences, exhibitions, social and business events. The role can involve organising large events such as the Olympic games to small events such as a business conference.

Annual salary

£21,000 - £40,000

Future employment​

Events management is a growth sector with roles predicted to grow by 2.9% by 2027.

Chef

Chef

Chefs prepare, cook and present food in hotels, bars and restaurants. There are a variety of roles available from a chef in a Michelin starred restaurant to preparing food in a canteen.

Annual salary

£15,000 - £30,000. Head chefs can earn up to £50 000 per year.

Future employment​

It is predicted that over 165,000 chefs will be needed by 2027.

Waiter

Waiter

Waiter’s serve food to customers in bars, restaurants and café. Roles will often be part time and many people will have waiting roles while studying.

Annual salary

£12,000 - £22,000

Future employment​

There are over 20,000 waiting roles in the West Midlands with the sector set to grow by 0.3%

Museum Curator

Museum Curator

Museum curators manage collections of objects of scientific, artistic and historical significance.

Annual salary

£18,000 - £40,000

Future employment​

The workforce is predicted to grow by 2.4% by 2027.

Top employers in the West Midlands

The Belfry

Mitchells & Butlers

Stonegate Pub Company

NEC

Las Iguanas

Hilton

Compass Group

KFC

Pizza Hut