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Host

Queens, NY · On-site

$17 - $40/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Administrative Assistant

Arcadia, CA

$20 - $25/mo

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Host

Cupertino, CA

$18.70 - $40/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Kitchen Prep

San Diego, CA · On-site

$17.25 - $24/hr

  • Medical

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1400+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Host/Bartender

Vestal, NY · On-site

$18 - $30/hr

Join our vibrant team at K-BBQ & HOT POT VESTAL LLC as a Host/Bartender/Bobarista! You will be the welcoming face of our restaurant, ensuring guests have an unforgettable dining experience while ...

Administrative Assistant

Fremont, CA · On-site

$6.5K/mo

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Custodian

Arcadia, CA · On-site

$16.90 - $25/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1400+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Administrative Assistant

Arcadia, CA

$20 - $25/mo

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

HostMandarin&English

Chicago, IL

$16.60 - $40/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Host

Frisco, TX

$15 - $30/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Administrative Assistant

Cupertino, CA

$23 - $27/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Kitchen Prep

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$18.70 - $30/hr

  • Medical

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1400+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Busser

San Diego, CA

$17.75 - $28/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * * Provides on-site staff meal * * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees * * Provides 401k ...

FOH Manager

Frisco, TX

$25 - $46/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

FOH Manager

Duluth, GA

$18 - $30/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

Benefits: * Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally * Provides on-site staff meal * Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees

Host/Bartender

Vestal, NY · On-site

$18 - $30/hr

Join our vibrant team at K-BBQ & HOT POT VESTAL LLC as a Host/Bartender/Bobarista! You will be the welcoming face of our restaurant, ensuring guests have an unforgettable dining experience while ...

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How much do hot pot jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for hot pot in the United States is $15.66, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.46 and $17.55 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a hot pot?

A Hot Pot job typically involves working in a restaurant that specializes in hot pot dining, where customers cook ingredients in simmering broth at their table. Responsibilities may include preparing ingredients, maintaining broth stations, assisting customers, and ensuring a clean and organized dining environment. Employees in this role often need good customer service skills and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced setting.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the hot pot position, and why are they important?

To excel as a Hot Pot Chef, you need solid culinary skills, a strong understanding of Asian cuisine, particularly Chinese-style hot pot, and experience working in a fast-paced kitchen. Familiarity with commercial kitchen equipment, food safety certification, and inventory management systems is highly beneficial. Excellent communication, teamwork, and customer service skills help you create positive dining experiences and efficiently manage diverse team dynamics. These abilities ensure high-quality food preparation, safe kitchen operations, and satisfied customers in a bustling restaurant environment.

What are some typical daily responsibilities of a hot pot chef?

As a Hot Pot Chef, your daily responsibilities include preparing and arranging fresh ingredients, managing broth stations, and ensuring proper food safety standards are met throughout service. You'll also coordinate with kitchen staff, monitor inventory levels, and sometimes interact directly with customers to explain menu options or accommodate special dietary needs. Maintaining a clean and organized workspace is essential, as is the ability to work efficiently during peak dining hours. These tasks ensure guests enjoy a high-quality, authentic hot pot experience and keep kitchen operations running smoothly.

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Infographic showing various Hot Pot job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 75% Full Time, 23% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $32,570 per year, or $15.7 per hour.

$17 - $40/hr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

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Job description

Benefits:

  • Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1500+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally
  • Provides on-site staff meal
  • Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees
  • Provides 401k match to qualified employees
  • Provides Birthday gift and celebration

Host/Hostess responsibilities include greeting guests, providing accurate wait times. For this role, you should have solid organizational and people skills to make sure our guests have a positive dining experience from the moment they arrive till their departure.

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to lift, carry, deliver and/or serve items weighing up to 20-40 pounds throughout an 6-8 hour shift
  • Ability to stand and walk continually throughout an 6-8 hour shift
  • Ability to serve needs of guest through verbal face-to-face interactions.
  • Ability to bend, stoop and reach for products and items
  • Ability to work to various temperature environment, for example low temperature in the refrigerator and high temperature in the cooking area
  • Ability to work in loud areas, for example, the music for special performance
  • Ability to attend work as scheduled, working various schedules and shifts throughout normal business hours

Education & Qualifications:

  • High school diploma, or equivalent work experience.
  • California Food Handler Certificate
  • Previous host experience is preferred
  • Fluent in English / Preferred languages: Mandarin and Spanish

Responsibilities:

  • Able to acknowledge the guest with an enthusiastic welcome and sincere goodbye.
  • Prepares/maintains a list of guests waiting to be Records guest name and number of guests in party. Provides estimate of waiting time. Notifies party when table comes available.
  • Providing guests with menus and answering any initial questions.
  • Responsible for crowd control at the door, managing proper seating rotation, and maintaining cleanliness in the front
  • Responding to complaints and helping to resolve them.
  • Seating guests at tables or in waiting areas.
  • Assigning guests to tables they prefer, while keeping table rotation in mind so that servers receive the right number of customers.
  • Position requires a high amount of courteous and professional communication with guests, managers, and fellow employees on the telephone or in face-to-face conversations.
  • Engaging with guests to ensure they're happy with food and service.
  • Answering phone calls, taking reservations and answering questions.
  • Completes weekly maintenance duties, opening side work, and sets up the restaurant prior to opening.
  • Work as a team, assisting all guests' and team members' needs and inquiries.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits:

  • Provides employees discounts to dine at all 1400+ Haidilao Hot Pot locations globally
  • Provides on-site staff meal
  • Provides medical insurance to qualified full-time employees
  • Provides Birthday gift and celebration

Requirements:

  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment with a focus on teamwork!
  • Hardworking, professional dedication, strong interpersonal communication skills, and strong teamwork spirit
  • Obtain the California Food Handler Certificate

Founded in 1994, Haidilao has become an internationally renowned hotpot brand and catering giant with over 20 years' development.
By the end of June 30, 2020, Haidilao had opened 935 chain restaurants in China, Singapore, the U.S., South Korea, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Australia.
Over the years, Haidilao has withstood the challenges of the market as well as customers, and has successfully forged a quality hot pot brand that has earned a reputation for itself. Haidilao combines kinds of characteristics of hot pot in many places of China. As a large-scale chain catering enterprise with operations all over the world, Haidilao adheres to integrity in business. It gives the highest priority to continuously improving the quality and safety of its food products, providing more thoughtful services to its customers while delivering healthier, safer and more nutritious food.

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