Back of House Staffing in Houston, TX
DishwasherHero+ staffs Houston kitchens with W-2 back of house staff — dishwashers, prep cooks, line cooks and kitchen porters — for restaurants and barbecue groups, hotel and convention kitchens, corporate and energy-sector dining, event and stadium venues. Booked by the shift, no contracts, replacements when a worker cancels.
Houston back-of-house demand comes from one of the country's largest restaurant scenes, convention business at the George R. Brown Center, and stadium events — spread across a metro where distance between venues shapes how quickly a shift fills.
Houston back of house staffing — quick answer
DishwasherHero+ provides back of house staff in Houston with W-2 workers: dishwashers, prep cooks, line cooks and kitchen porters for restaurants and barbecue groups, hotel and convention kitchens, corporate and energy-sector dining, event and stadium venues. Serving Downtown, Montrose, The Heights, Galleria. Booked by the shift with no contracts.
The Houston back of house labour market
Local wages
Food preparation and serving related occupations in the Houston metro area averaged $14.14 per hour (BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, Houston area).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Houston area occupational employment and wages →Scheduling & compliance
Texas follows the federal FLSA: overtime is owed after 40 hours in a seven-day workweek, and there is no state daily overtime requirement.
Source: Texas Workforce Commission — overtime pay →Demand peaks
Houston drew 53.9 million visitors and 25 million hotel room nights in 2024, keeping hotel and catering kitchens staffing above baseline for much of the year.
Source: Houston First — 2024 visitor spending →George R. Brown Convention Center
Downtown convention footprint that sets Houston's banquet and catering staffing peaks.
Source: Houston First — George R. Brown Convention Center →Back of house roles we staff in Houston
Dishwashers in Houston →
W-2 dishwashers booked by the shift across Downtown and Montrose.
Line cooks in Houston →
W-2 line cooks booked by the shift across Downtown and Montrose.
Prep cooks in Houston →
W-2 prep cooks booked by the shift across Downtown and Montrose.
Banquet staff in Houston →
W-2 banquet staff booked by the shift across Downtown and Montrose.
Concession & event help in Houston →
W-2 concession & event help booked by the shift across Downtown and Montrose.
Back of House Staffing Houston — FAQ
What back of house roles do you staff in Houston?
Dishwashers, prep cooks, line cooks and kitchen porters for restaurants, hotels, convention centers and event venues across the Houston metro. Booked by the shift, with no contract.
Do you cover back of house staffing across the Houston metro?
Yes. We staff Downtown, Montrose, The Heights, the Galleria area and the wider metro. Houston is sprawling, so bookings further from the core fill most reliably with a day's notice.
Can you staff back of house for conventions and stadium events in Houston?
Yes. Large-format events are a core Houston request — dish and prep crews for convention centers, stadium concessions and banquets, booked alongside front of house staff for the same event.
Are Houston back of house workers W-2 employees?
Yes. Every worker is our W-2 employee, so weekly overtime across venues, payroll tax and workers' compensation are tracked and handled on our side.
More local answers — coverage areas, same-day bookings and rates — in the Houston kitchen staffing FAQs.
Need back of house staff in Houston?
Tell us the role, the shift and the address — we confirm who is coming. No contracts, no minimums.
Also see: Back of house staffing, all markets →