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How to Become a Bartender
- Research state and local requirements.
- Meet the legal age requirement.
- Obtain necessary certifications.
- Start out as a barback or cocktail waiter.
- Find work as a bartender in places like restaurants.
- Practice making drinks.
- Keep customers happy.
Advancement in Bartending
- Work your way up over time.
- Learn bar best practices like mixing drinks and serving properly.
- Develop skills that can only be learned over time.
Requirements for Bartending
- Take at-home training.
- Focus on customer service, mixing drinks, managing the bar.
- Expect to make a base rate plus $40 or more in nightly tips.
- The more skilled you become, the more money potential grows.
Do You Have to Be Social as a Bartender?
- Start out as a barback or cocktail waiter.
- Find work as a bartender in places like restaurants.
- Practice making drinks.
- Keep customers happy.
- Shifts average 10-12 hours, sometimes with no break.