The hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing industries on the globe. The dynamics of the industry worldwide are not the same. A lot of hospitality facilities and outlets are springing up in the Ho metropolis. The purpose of this study is to identify the public perceptions of male employees in the hospitality industry and the factors that motivate males to take up jobs in the hospitality industry. The research design employed was both qualitative and quantitative (interview and survey) using semi-structured interview guides and questionnaires as the main instruments. The population for the study was all the customers and staff in the hospitality industry in Ho Metropolis. The sample size was 200, and the simple random sampling technique was used. The data was analysed using the software known as Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The findings on the demographics of the educated respondents showed that 58% were males and 42% were females, most of whom were between the ages of 41 and 50 years old. Results revealed that culture, nature, nurture, and educational level influence people’s perceptions of male workers in the hospitality industry. Again, it showed that the working environment, passion, and orientation at home motivate males’ to take up jobs in the hospitality industry. The study recommends that there should be a change in the negative perception of people towards male workers in the hospitality industry because they seem harder-working than their female counterparts, and in most cases, people prefer male chefs to female chefs.