The North End Patch reports that according to the BRA, hotels, bars and restaurants combine to make up the sixth-largest sector in Boston, with nearly 50,000 people employed in the industry (as of 2010). This number includes 9,592 waiters and waitresses, 3,225 cooks, 2,631 bartenders, 2,486 first-line managers and supervisors, 2,452 dishwashers, 1,958 food preparation workers, and 1,522 hosts and hostesses. The BRA also mentions that the accommodation and food service industry should grow by approximately 9.4 percent by 2015.
Thanks to Eater Boston for bringing this to our attention.
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