Banquet bartender vs barkeep

The differences between banquet bartenders and barkeeps can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a banquet bartender and a barkeep. Additionally, a barkeep has an average salary of $28,654, which is higher than the $27,094 average annual salary of a banquet bartender.

The top three skills for a banquet bartender include wine, bartending and cleanliness. The most important skills for a barkeep are professional customer service, POS, and bartending.

Banquet bartender vs barkeep overview

	Banquet Bartender	Barkeep
Yearly salary	$27,094	$28,654
Hourly rate	$13.03	$13.78
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	58,519	25,046
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Banquet bartender vs barkeep salary

Banquet bartenders and barkeeps have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Banquet Bartender	Barkeep
Average salary	$27,094	$28,654
Salary range	Between $17,000 And $41,000	Between $21,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between banquet bartender and barkeep education

There are a few differences between a banquet bartender and a barkeep in terms of educational background:

	Banquet Bartender	Barkeep
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Banquet bartender vs barkeep demographics

Here are the differences between banquet bartenders' and barkeeps' demographics:

	Banquet Bartender	Barkeep
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 55.2% Female, 44.8%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 3.5% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between banquet bartender and barkeep duties and responsibilities

Banquet bartender example responsibilities.

Manage business operation initiatives, including payroll, invoicing, inventory, and human resource relate matters.
Serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, such as water, soda, wine, mix cocktails, bottle or draft beer.
Work extensively with POS and billing systems.
Take orders and enter into the POS system, communicate with kitchen staff to ensure customer satisfaction.
Assist in maintaining cleanliness and care of equipment and furnishings, reporting necessary repair or breakage to direct supervisor.
Assist with event setup by putting bars in ideal locations and stock bars for events per client's request.

Barkeep example responsibilities.

Provide seamless beverage service, managing inventory and operating POS terminal.
Perform all duties of bartending.
Direct bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service inventory management, and customer service.
Hire and train new employees in reservation management, facility cleanliness, and bookkeeping supporting daily routine operations.
Clean, prepare and re-stock stations in support of the restaurant and co-workers.

Banquet bartender vs barkeep skills

Common banquet bartender skills

Wine, 23%
Bartending, 18%
Cleanliness, 8%
BARS, 6%
Guest Service, 4%
Bartenders, 4%

Common barkeep skills

Professional Customer Service, 49%
POS, 26%
Bartending, 25%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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