The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among emotional labor, job burnout and job satisfaction, and the mediating effect of burnout on the relationship between emotional labor and job satisfaction. Convenience sampling method and structural questionnaire were used in this study to collect data. A total of 291 usable questionnaires were achieved. Results tested by structural equation modeling suggest that emotional labor induces job burnout and decreases job satisfaction of the frontline employees of hospitality industry. Job burnout also has a negative effect on the job satisfaction of the frontline employees of hospitality industry. Furthermore, emotional labor also reduces job satisfaction of the frontline employees of hospitality industry through job burnout.