Hospitality, tourism sectors see boom in demand for jobs: Indeed

Though the job market may be slumping, certain sectors seem to be thriving amidst increasing uncertainty. Indeed, an online job-seeking platform, has reported that interest in the hospitality and tourism industries in Singapore have jumped up by nearly 130% since the pandemic. 

Indeed has recorded a sharp rise in job opportunities for the hospitality and tourism sectors in 2025, with job postings on its portal growing 48.7% from 2021 to 2025. The sustained growth, coupled with Singapore’s steadily-increasing tourism numbers, points to the industry’s continuing recovery since the global pandemic brought a halt to flights everywhere. A significant number of these listings are much more recent, with hospitality and tourism job postings increasing by 14.6% on Indeed from April 2024 to April 2025 alone. 

This is likely bolstered by the gradual recovery of tourism in Singapore since the COVID-19 pandemic, with Singapore projected to receive 17 to 18.5 million visitors in 2025. Though Singapore is still playing catch-up with its pre-tourism numbers — its peak was 19.1 million in 2019 — tourism is projected to bring anywhere between $27.5 billion and $29 billion to Singapore in 2025, up from a pre-pandemic record of $27.7 billion in 2019. 

The industry’s robust recovery shows no signs of slowing down, either. After Taylor Swift’s record-breaking 2024 tour in Singapore, the stadiums have gone on to host a slew of other music stars like Lady Gaga and Gracie Abrams, with K-pop sensations like BLACKPINK and BTS’s J-Hope set to visit in the later half of 2025. Fans from all over the world have flown in as a result, with experts estimating that Lady Gaga’s concert has brought in at least 200 thousand visitors and 250 million dollars in revenue alone to the city. 

Renewed investments in the tourism industry’s workforce and development have also helped increase the industry’s capacity, with $300 million injected into the Tourism Development Fund in 2024 to upskill existing workers and rejuvenate existing Singapore landmarks. This wave of investments has also begun to attract both graduating talent and alumni back to the sector, with Indeed reporting that perceptions around the hospitality and tourism industry’s job security, pay and working conditions have helped drive the increase in demand. 

Shannon Peter Pang, a spokesperson for Indeed, said: “The growth in the local hospitality and tourism sector is not just a bounce-back, but a reawakening of an industry essential to Singapore’s connection with the global economy. As demand surges, the sector’s businesses must ensure they’re not just filling roles, but building meaningful career pathways.”