Bar captain vs caterer

The differences between bar captains and caterers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bar captain has an average salary of $34,518, which is higher than the $28,891 average annual salary of a caterer.

The top three skills for a bar captain include wine, bartending and BARS. The most important skills for a caterer are food service, kitchen equipment, and food delivery.

Bar captain vs caterer overview

	Bar Captain	Caterer
Yearly salary	$34,518	$28,891
Hourly rate	$16.60	$13.89
Growth rate	18%	10%
Number of jobs	5,593	1,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Bar captain vs caterer salary

Bar captains and caterers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bar Captain	Caterer
Average salary	$34,518	$28,891
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Beverly, MA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	The College of St. Scholastica
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between bar captain and caterer education

There are a few differences between a bar captain and a caterer in terms of educational background:

	Bar Captain	Caterer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bar captain vs caterer demographics

Here are the differences between bar captains' and caterers' demographics:

	Bar Captain	Caterer
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between bar captain and caterer duties and responsibilities

Bar captain example responsibilities.

Lead a platoon that earn numerous awards for jamming opposition force artillery nets and conducting counterattacks on opposition electronic warfare platoons.
Train new employees on all aspects of bartending, drink menu, customer service, and cash handling procedures.
Direct the installation, operation and maintenance of military radio and telecommunications assets for combat infantry units and fix telephone facilities.
Clean, prepare and re-stock stations in support of the restaurant and co-workers.

Caterer example responsibilities.

Help serve foods from buffet to ADM employees.
Plan and prepare meals for the local Headstart program.
Set up's and breaking down of parties, service, bartending
Set up tables, action stations, buffets, service carts, dessert table/carts and cordial carts.
Serve and wait on diners in traditional sit-down meal settings as well as buffets and drink bars.
Perform bartending for many events, often individually.

Bar captain vs caterer skills

Common bar captain skills

Wine, 34%
Bartending, 21%
BARS, 12%
Food Preparation, 10%
Wine List, 7%
Customer Service, 4%

Common caterer skills

Food Service, 28%
Kitchen Equipment, 20%
Food Delivery, 8%
Banquet Service, 7%
Bartending, 5%
Fine Dining, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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