Concession staffing
Temporary concession staff for stadiums, arenas and venues
Gates open and every stand needs a crew. DishwasherHero+ staff are our employees, W-2 and T4, since 2006 — requests confirmed in under 90 minutes.
- Event booked
- One request
- Crew confirmed
- Gates open
What concession staff cover
Concession Worker
Runs the stand: takes orders, handles the register, serves food and drinks through the rush.
Event Help
Restocks stands, moves product along the concourse and keeps lines moving.
Banquet Server
Serves suites, club levels and plated or buffet service at venue functions.
Food Assembler
Builds and packs menu items at the pass so the stand keeps up with demand.
Dishwasher
Keeps pans, utensils and smallwares turning in the venue kitchen.
General Cleaning
Cleans stands, seating areas and back-of-house between and after events.
General Labor
Load-in, load-out, setup and teardown of stands and equipment.
W-2 crews, not contractors
Every crew member we place is our employee — W-2 in the United States and T4 in Canada. The employer obligations sit with DishwasherHero+, not with your venue.
In the United States, we carry
- State workers' compensation coverage for every worker we place.
- The employer share of FICA (Social Security and Medicare).
- Federal and state unemployment insurance.
- I-9 employment eligibility verification.
In Canada, we carry
- T4 payroll and source deductions.
- CPP and EI employer contributions (QPP and QPIP in Quebec).
- Provincial workers' compensation coverage.
What concession staffing costs
We don't publish a single rate, because the right number depends on your event. Here is how any agency's hourly bill rate is built.
- Base wage — set by the role and the local labour market, never below the local minimum wage.
- Employer burden — payroll taxes, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and liability insurance.
- Agency margin — recruiting, screening, scheduling, payroll administration and overhead.
For private industry workers in leisure and hospitality in June 2026, employer compensation costs averaged $21.33 per hour worked: $17.25 in wages and salaries (80.9 percent) and $4.08 in benefits (19.1 percent). Legally required benefits — Social Security, Medicare, federal and state unemployment insurance and workers' compensation — are one part of those benefit costs. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), private industry, leisure and hospitality, June 2026.
What moves the number
- Role and crew size for the event.
- Shift length — short event shifts spread fixed costs over fewer hours.
- Event timing — late-night and holiday events can cost more.
- Lead time — last-minute requests can cost more than planned ones.
- Local market — wages and insurance rates differ by city, state and province.
Where we operate
We staff stadiums, arenas and venues in these 32 cities across the US and Canada.
- New York, NY
- Miami, FL
- Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Orlando, FL
- Atlanta, GA
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- San Francisco, CA
- Montreal, QC
- Toronto, ON
- Vancouver, BC
- Quebec City, QC
- Boston, MA
- Denver, CO
- Seattle, WA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Diego, CA
- Austin, TX
- Washington DC, DC
- Nashville, TN
- San Antonio, TX
- Portland, OR
- Calgary, AB
- Ottawa, ON
- Edmonton, AB
- Winnipeg, MB
- Charlotte, NC
- Scottsdale, AZ
- New Orleans, LA
Concession staffing questions
What does concession staff do?
Concession staff take orders, handle payment, prepare and serve food and drinks, restock the stand and keep it clean through an event. At stadiums and arenas they often work high-volume rushes before the event, at breaks and at the end.
How much does it cost to hire a temporary employee?
An agency's hourly bill rate is the worker's wage plus employer costs (payroll taxes, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and liability insurance) plus the agency's margin. It depends on the role, shift length, time of day, notice and the local market, so a real figure needs your event details. Request a quote and we will price your shifts.
What is the meaning of temporary staff?
Temporary staff are workers brought in for a set period — a single event, a season or a busy stretch — rather than hired permanently. With an agency like DishwasherHero+, the agency is the employer: it runs payroll and carries workers' compensation, and your venue directs the work on the shift.
Do temporary job agencies still exist?
Yes. Venues, caterers and event operators use staffing agencies to cover event days, seasons and call-outs. Some apps connect businesses with independent contractors instead; an agency employs the staff it places. Ask any provider who the employer of record is.
Cover your next event
Tell us the event, the stands and the crew you need. We confirm in under 90 minutes.
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