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Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 219 Hospitality & Tourism jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 44 employers and recruiters. 62 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
219
New this week
62

By the numbers

219 Hospitality & Tourism roles in Hunter

62 new roles this week· 143 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time111 (51%)
  • Casual88 (40%)
  • Part-time19 (9%)
  • Temporary1 (0%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Hospitality & Tourism by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

61 live rolesChefs/cooks41 live rolesHospitality management34 live rolesHousekeeping30 live rolesBar & beverage staff18 live rolesKitchen & sandwich hands17 live rolesWaiting staff

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The local market

The Hunter's hospitality job market

Figures for the Hunter combine two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley (SA4 106) and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (SA4 111). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online hospitality job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieHospitality occupations: food trades, hospitality workers, and food preparation assistants. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Food trades
  • Hospitality workers
  • Food preparation assistants
0100200300Food trades, Sep: 134Hospitality workers, Sep: 121Food preparation assistants, Sep: 24279SepFood trades, Oct: 138Hospitality workers, Oct: 120Food preparation assistants, Oct: 26Food trades, Nov: 135Hospitality workers, Nov: 121Food preparation assistants, Nov: 26NovFood trades, Dec: 124Hospitality workers, Dec: 105Food preparation assistants, Dec: 26Food trades, Jan: 127Hospitality workers, Jan: 106Food preparation assistants, Jan: 24JanFood trades, Feb: 124Hospitality workers, Feb: 98Food preparation assistants, Feb: 21Food trades, Mar: 132Hospitality workers, Mar: 107Food preparation assistants, Mar: 19MarFood trades, Apr: 110Hospitality workers, Apr: 101Food preparation assistants, Apr: 16Food trades, May: 94Hospitality workers, May: 98Food preparation assistants, May: 12MayFood trades, Jun: 87Hospitality workers, Jun: 92Food preparation assistants, Jun: 14Food trades, Jul: 97Hospitality workers, Jul: 96Food preparation assistants, Jul: 15JulFood trades, Aug: 109Hospitality workers, Aug: 108Food preparation assistants, Aug: 21Food trades, Sep: 112Hospitality workers, Sep: 119Food preparation assistants, Sep: 24255Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Show the numbers
Online hospitality job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthFood tradesHospitality workersFood preparation assistantsTotal
September 202513412124279
October 202513812026284
November 202513512126282
December 202512410526255
January 202612710624257
February 20261249821243
March 202613210719258
April 202611010116227
May 2026949812204
June 2026879214193
July 2026979615208
August 202610910821238
September 202611211924255
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
372,665
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,854
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 4.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
21,425
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.6% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in hospitality occupations in the HunterAn estimated 17,901 people employed in September 2026: down 0.3% on September 2025, and up 16.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,335Sep 202115,335Sep 2022: 17,892Sep 202217,892Sep 2023: 19,619Sep 202319,619Sep 2024: 19,353Sep 202419,353Sep 2025: 17,952Sep 202517,952Sep 2026: 17,901Sep 202617,901

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

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People employed in hospitality occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,335
September 202217,892
September 202319,619
September 202419,353
September 202517,952
September 202617,901

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Accommodation and food services jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 41,743201941,7432020: 43,374202043,3742021: 48,120202148,1202022: 51,415202251,4152023: 55,323202355,323

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9]; ViewJobs analysis[10].

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Accommodation and food services jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201941,743
202043,374
202148,120
202251,415
202355,323

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Popular Hospitality & Tourism roles in Hunter

Quick answers

Hospitality & Tourism work in the Hunter, answered

How many Hospitality & Tourism jobs are there in the Hunter?

219 Hospitality & Tourism jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 44 employers and recruiters. 62 were posted in the last 7 days. 111 are full-time, 88 casual and 19 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Hospitality & Tourism workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 255 online ads a month for hospitality jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 8.6% on a year earlier (279). Ads for food trades fell from 134 to 112 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Hospitality & Tourism workers in the Hunter?

Minor International (MINT) has the most live ads of any direct employer (59). Next are GYG Mexican Kitchen (39) and Wests Group (14). 44 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What do Hospitality & Tourism jobs pay in the Hunter?

57 ads state an hourly rate: $22 to $200 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $33.50. 13 more state pay in other units, 22 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 127 of the 219 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Hospitality & Tourism roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Chefs/Cooks, with 61 of the 219 live ads. Next are Management (41) and Housekeeping (34).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What is the job market like in the Hunter overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, averaged 4,854 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

What is the unemployment rate in the Hunter?

Across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, the ABS areas that cover the Hunter, unemployment was 4.9% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the Hunter's Hospitality & Tourism jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 111 of 219 (51%). 88 are casual (40%), 19 part-time (9%) and 1 temporary (under 1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The three hospitality occupation groups combined. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  11. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Hospitality & Tourism classification, placed in the Hunter, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Hospitality & Tourism jobs in Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/hospitality-and-tourism

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