Bartender

About the job: Bartenders serve as the life of the party for the drink they serve. Employment of bartenders grow by 2 percent. This type of job is fun as it lets anyone who work as a bartender knowledgeable in the various drinks as they are being trained to know all sorts of drinks to be offered to the customers.

Where will you work: Bartenders work at clubs, bars, hotels, restaurants, and other places where alcoholic drinks are being offered.

What will you do: Being a bartender lets one do the following tasks:

  • Greet and welcome the customers
  • Ensure that those who will order, and drink alcohol are at legal age
  • Offer the menu and suggest drinks for the customers
  • Take the orders
  • Mix drinks based on the recipes
  • Serve drinks and beverages
  • Clean bars, tables, and entire work space
  • Collect payment from customers and return their change
  • Make sure that the bar or the establishment has enough bar needs and drink
  • Oversee the intoxication of the customers
  • Fill drink ordered by customers

How to Become a Bartender: No formal education is required to this job, but Usually, bartenders are given weeks of training by the seasoned bartenders.

Job skills / requirements: Although no formal education is needed, attending a school for bartender or by attending bartender classes at a vocational or technical school is an advantage. Also, the job requires bartenders to be more than 18 years, except in Maine (17) and West Virginia (16). Also, someone should possess the following characteristics:

  • Communication skills – In order to listen to the customers’ order and explain the drink and the food items. Also the can suggest what drink the customers can order.
  • Customer-service skills – To ensure that the customers will visit the establishment again
  • Physical strength – To endure standing for long hours and to walk from time to time in the bar and lift cases of liquors and other supplies
  • Decision-making skills – Decide whether or not to give drinks to customers and adjust the alcohol content of the drinks
  • Sales and Marketing – Strategize how to sell drinks and help in boosting the sales.

Industry: Food service; hospitality management

Minimum age: The minimum age to work is generally 18, but older than 18 is deemed acceptable for the minimum age for work in this area.

Expected wage: The pay per months is roughly $10.84 per hour.

Similar name: Mixologist

Related jobs: Flight attendant, Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers, Food service Managers, Waiter and Waitress.

O-NET Online Reference:
35-3011.00 – Bartenders

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