Bartenders Job- Description, Education, & Salary

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• Bartender job is to fill drink order from
  customers. These drink orders can be taken in two
  ways - either at the bar itself or from waiters
  who place these orders for customers sitting in
  the dinning room. The bartender has the
  responsibility to take care of both the dining
  room drink orders and drink orders at the bar.
  Since beverage services include serving alcohol
  and tobacco products, it is the responsibility of
  the bartender to make sure that the customers at
  the bar meet the minimum age requirement. While
  doing their job at the bar, the bartenders serve
  customers bottled beer, prepare mixed drinks for
  them and pour wine or other drinks for them.

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• Besides having knowledge of serving and mixing
  of drinks, the bartender should also possess
  interpersonal skills. Usually, bartenders have
  the opportunity of directly interacting with
  patrons at the bar. Therefore, they should
  interact with customers at the bar in a very
  friendly manner and with ease. At service bars,
  however, bartenders do not directly interact with
  customers. There are a number of hotels,
  restaurants and clubs where the bars are located
  at some distance. In these cases, the bartenders
  fill drink orders placed by waiters and
  waitresses.

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Education Requirement for Bartending

• There is no specific training or education
  required for bartending jobs. However, employers
  prefer high school graduates to join as
  bartenders. Bartending jobs prove to be an
  immediate source of income for most youth.
  Employers also provide on-the-job training to new
  joiners. There are numerous public and private
  vocational schools where short term courses in
  bartending are offered. By getting enrolled in
  these courses, students can acquire more skills
  in the art of bartending. Generally, employers
  prefer to hire candidates who are 25 years or
  above for bartenders jobs.

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Employment Salary

• Most of the bartenders' jobs are available on a
  part time basis. A major population of the youth
  is employed in the field of bartending. Around
  551,000 bartender's jobs are expected by the year
  2016. The median annual salary of bartenders is
  16,350. Additional income comes from tips given
  by customers. Tips are greater at high end and
  popular restaurants. Bar tenders working in large
  restaurant chains may be given the opportunity of
  entering the company's formal management training
  program. Depending on their expertise and skill
  set, bartenders can also be promoted to higher
  supervisory jobs.