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Bartending. April Chang February 1, 2012. Earnings. Bartenders generally earn around $500-900 per week including tips. The average hourly pay of a bartender is $15 to $25. . Educational Requirements.
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Bartending April Chang February 1, 2012
Earnings • Bartenders generally earn around $500-900 per week including tips. • The average hourly pay of a bartender is $15 to $25.
Educational Requirements • You can go to bartending school, but it is not a requirement, however, if you go to bartending school you do not have to work your way up the chain in order to achieve the position you want. • Most bartenders that don’t go to school start as busboys and work their way up to barbacks, which are helpers of the bartender.
Entry Level Positions • Unschooled bartenders begin their careers as busboys, waiters, or hosts. They eventually work their way up the chain to become bartenders. • School bartenders start their jobs as bartenders. • There are no other opportunities for advancement in this field.
Nature of work • Bartenders serve drinks to customers when they ask. • Need to memorize different recipes to serve customers on the spot • Need to make sure consumers are of legal age before serving alcohol. • They serve beer and pour wine. • Make drinks in quickly
Working Conditions • Depends on where you work. • Can range from a nice hotel lounge to a sketchy night club
Job Outlook • I have a very optimistic outlook on this career • I am interested in the different opportunities that I would have with this job and the people I would meet while working
Advantages/Disadvantages • You get to interact with people • Working nights • Constantly around drunk people • Tips • Dealing with bar fights • Learning to do cool bartending tricks
Personal Skills and Reasons • I think bartending would be a suitable career because I would get to work nights. • I would also learn drink recipes. • It’s fun
Preparation • Going to bartending school will help prepare for this career. • You can also memorize different recipes in order to further your education in mixology.