Skills
38 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
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Essential skills / competences
21 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
15 skills
Overview
Bartenders prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in bars and hospitality venues while keeping the bar stocked, clean and ready for service.
In job descriptions, look for drink preparation, glassware, beer lines, wine service, spirits display, garnish preparation, customer orders, closing routines, stock control, gas cylinders and alcohol service rules.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
Work happens during live service: preparing drinks, taking orders, handling glassware, stocking fridges, cleaning beer lines, managing bar handover and closing the bar after guests leave.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include drink preparation, wine and spirits knowledge, customer service, stock rotation, garnish preparation, price lists, gas-cylinder handling and steady hygiene routines around food and beverages.
Salary context
Salary context depends on venue type, service pace, late shifts, responsibility for stock or closing, cocktail complexity, wine service, customer volume and whether the role includes training or team coordination. This guide gives no salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior bartender, bar supervisor, beverage manager, hospitality shift lead, cocktail specialist or training roles for new bar staff.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name beer lines, wine service, spirits displays, closing routines, gas cylinders or alcohol service rules. Those details show whether the role is casual service, craft bar work or bar operations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or occupation-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Bartenders (5132)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2f5e38a0-6578-4665-bdbd-e2ab505be140 |
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| ESCO code | 5132.1 |
| ISCO group | 5132 |
| Concept type | Occupation |