Bartenders
Description
Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.
Job tasks
- • Collect money for drinks served.
- • Check identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
- • Balance cash receipts.
- • Attempt to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading customers to stop drinking, or ordering taxis or other transportation for intoxicated patrons.
- • Clean glasses, utensils, and bar equipment.
- • Take beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons.
- • Serve wine, and bottled or draft beer.
- • Clean bars, work areas, and tables.
- • Mix ingredients, such as liquor, soda, water, sugar, and bitters, to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
- • Serve snacks or food items to customers seated at the bar.
- • Order or requisition liquors and supplies.
- • Ask customers who become loud and obnoxious to leave, or physically remove them.
- • Slice and pit fruit for garnishing drinks.
- • Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays.
- • Plan, organize, and control the operations of a cocktail lounge or bar.
- • Supervise the work of bar staff and other bartenders.
- • Plan bar menus.
- • Prepare appetizers such as pickles, cheese, and cold meats.
- • Create drink recipes.
- • Stock bar with beer, wine, liquor, and related supplies such as ice, glassware, napkins, or straws.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Memory
- • Memorization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Auditory Attention
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Sales and Marketing
- • Customer and Personal Service
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026