   waiters/hosts avg pay
  What do waiters and hosts get paid on average?  On the job application it has a spot for desired pay and i don't want to ask for too little but definitely not too high..   
  Not enough.You'll probably mostly survive on tips. I'd wager the minimum legal wage + $2.00 is probably good to ask for.   ;  wow, that's exactly what i my number i had in mind was!   ;  They'll probably also screw around with your hours once you get the job.Luckily, you can be replaced pretty easily, so don't feel bad about walking. They're screwing you with the hours because they know they can find someone else right away.   ;  IIRC, the employer can pay waiters less than minimum wage because tips are supposed to make up the difference.   ;  why do they ask for your SS number too?  do they really need it even for work in the food industry?   ;Quote:Original post by Charles Hwangwhy do they ask for your SS number too?  do they really need it even for work in the food industry?It's (at minimum) used for tax purposes. You're legally not required to give it iirc, but every workplace I've heard of expects to receive it.   ;  The hardships of the middle years of my college experience now seem worth it that I have graduated and found a real job without ever having worked in the food service industry.   ;  Oh I see.  I was just a little creeped out and being paranoid thinking about how maybe possibly my application could fall into the wrong hands and stuff, etc.  Oh well.^^ to O, I think food service would be better than general grocery jobs which makes up a large chunk of teenage workers.. (paying minimum wage)   ;  At most restuarants if you're a good waiter you can make well above minimum wage. I had a roomate that waited tables at Carlos O'Kellys which is an average restuarant as far as food and service goes. He could bring in over $100/night on a fairly regular basis. Very friendly and good at chatting up the customers.   