Such are the breadth and diversity of the hospitality and related industries, that the definition of this industry is needed urgently. This study proposes a three-key industry definition for analysis based on industry characteristics. In addition, we have investigated the major changes of Korean hospitality industries for the last 12 years in terms of their employment characteristics. It was found that they are very much female friendly and rapidly growing service industries. We suggest much more efforts are needed to develop the hospitality industry-a key to future growth of Korean economy.핵심용어(Key words):호스피탈리티 산업(Hospitality industry),고용 구조(Employment structure),인적자원개발(Human resource development),표준산업분류(Standard Industrial Classification)