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How to get hired fast
The best shifts never hit a job board — they go to who venues have already seen.
Keep a portfolio of your real work and your availability up to date.
Be fast, reliable, easy to book. In the LES, reputation beats a résumé.
Where the work is
Ludlow Street
Orchard Street
Clinton Street
Rivington Street
Allen Street
Dimes Square
What it pays
Every gig on Startender shows its rate before you apply, so you see what a the Lower East Side venue is actually paying rather than an average. Rates move with the room, the night and the volume.
Why Startender
A private, invite-only network where the Lower East Side venues find and book bussers directly. Free for talent. No résumé spam, no bots, no BS.
The fastest route in the Lower East Side is being seen by the right venues before a role is even posted. Build a profile that shows your real work — photos, experience and personality — keep your availability current, and let bars and clubs reach out to you directly. The Lower East Side bar hiring moves on referrals and reputation, not résumé blasts.
Do you need experience to work as a busser in the Lower East Side?
Plenty of the Lower East Side venues hire and train newcomers and promote from within, so you can break in without years of experience. A strong portfolio of real shifts helps, but attitude, speed and reliability win most busser jobs here.
How much do bussers make in the Lower East Side?
It depends on the room and the night — the Lower East Side bussers are paid by the venue, and the gigs on Startender show their rate up front before you apply. Open the board above to see what the Lower East Side venues are paying right now.
What is Startender?
Startender is a private, invite-only network where the Lower East Side venues discover and book hospitality talent directly — bartenders, servers, cooks, chefs, hosts and more. It’s free for talent: build a profile that works like a portfolio and get found by real restaurants, bars and clubs.
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