Bartenders Go Back to List Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Data base user interface and query software

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.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $43,015.00 $20.68  $14.73  $14.95 - $23.51  Bridgeport/Stamford $44,830.00 $21.55  $15.17  $15.46 - $23.42  Danbury $40,490.00 $19.46  $14.72  $14.91 - $20.80  Hartford $42,397.00 $20.39  $14.58  $14.74 - $23.91  New Haven $42,469.00 $20.42  $14.84  $14.98 - $23.49  New London/Norwich $42,325.00 $20.35  $14.42  $14.72 - $22.77  Waterbury $43,582.00 $20.96  $14.55  $14.69 - $24.35  Torrington $41,129.00 $19.77  $14.65  $14.77 - $23.62

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   1482   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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