Bartenders work in various establishments, serving drinks and food, maintaining cleanliness, and handling cash. They must know how to make mixed drinks and handle customer disputes. Barbacks assist on busy nights, and both earn minimum wage and tips.
Bartending jobs are usually available in businesses including bars, restaurants, caterers, nightclubs or other entertainment venues. No matter what type of bar he works in, a bartender or bartender tends to bar customers and their various needs. Serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as food, if the establishment serves it, are just some of the bartender’s responsibilities. He is also responsible for cleaning duties and also handling cash. Many busy bars delegate different responsibilities to different bartenders.
Bar attendant jobs typically include the task of physically setting up the bar. The bartender installs the bar before it opens, as well as keeping it maintained throughout the shift. He looks at which bar items need to be stocked, such as napkins, toppings, glasses, straws and ice. Some items he might need to stock less frequently might include a variety of wine, liquor, and draft beer that need to be refilled.
Bartenders need to ensure bar cleanliness throughout their shift as well as maintain proper health code standards. Likewise, bartenders need to know a multitude of ingredients for mixed drinks, as well as how to properly pour shots and shots. Also, bartending jobs that take place in a niche bar like a wine bar require him to know quite a bit about wine.
Also, bartenders need to know how to write bills manually or use the register. Bartending jobs also include the responsibility of making changes correctly. While part of the responsibility of bartending jobs is to be pleasant with the clientele, they also need to be able to quell customer disputes and handle any issues in a courteous manner. Bartenders also need to be firm with people who may have had too much to drink.
Bartenders sometimes have assistants called barbacks. A barback may only be needed on the busiest nights of the week – Friday, Saturday and other nights with entertainment or drink specials – and normally does what is considered “the dirty work”. These tasks can include transporting heavier items such as kegs or cases of beer, as well as placing piles of dirty and clean dishes and glasses between the tank and the bar.
If the bar, restaurant or private party is particularly slow or small, only one bartender may be needed per shift. For some bartending jobs, one bartender personally handles the “rail” – that is, the people sitting at the bar – while another bartender may make all the drinks. While bartenders mostly work on tips, they earn minimum wage, which varies from state to state and employer to employer. Barbacks also earn minimum wage and earn tips provided by bartenders at the end of the night.
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