Barmaid vs tender

The differences between barmaids and tenders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a barmaid, becoming a tender takes usually requires 3-6 months. Additionally, a tender has an average salary of $33,595, which is higher than the $25,939 average annual salary of a barmaid.

The top three skills for a barmaid include drink recipes, non-alcoholic beverages and beverage orders. The most important skills for a tender are customer service, mix drinks, and POS.

Barmaid vs tender overview

	Barmaid	Tender
Yearly salary	$25,939	$33,595
Hourly rate	$12.47	$16.15
Growth rate	18%	3%
Number of jobs	79,746	25,199
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	34	40
Years of experience	2	6

Barmaid vs tender salary

Barmaids and tenders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Barmaid	Tender
Average salary	$25,939	$33,595
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $33,000	Between $24,000 And $46,000
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Differences between barmaid and tender education

There are a few differences between a barmaid and a tender in terms of educational background:

	Barmaid	Tender
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Barmaid vs tender demographics

Here are the differences between barmaids' and tenders' demographics:

	Barmaid	Tender
Average age	34	40
Gender ratio	Male, 4.8% Female, 95.2%	Male, 56.6% Female, 43.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 4.0% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 3.5% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	4%

Differences between barmaid and tender duties and responsibilities

Barmaid example responsibilities.

Provide seamless beverage service, managing inventory and operating POS terminal.
Enter orders into micros quickly and in proper sequence using appropriate modification and charges.
Assure the inventory of all the necessary mixes to prepare the drinks are ready and always available.
Recognize for consistent leadership skills and ability to maintain a positive and efficient team environment while maintaining high productivity and sales.
Recognize for consistent leadership skills and ability to maintain a positive and efficient team environment while maintaining high productivity and sales.

Tender example responsibilities.

Train and manage all new bartenders achieving significant results in their productivity and knowledge.
Receive formal bartending training under the number one rate bartender in southern Florida.
Weigh materials to be charge into furnaces using scales, remove impurities from surface of molten metal using strainers.
Start as bar back and work up to bartending shift, bartender and server, fast pace, high volume bar/venue.
Clean taps and lines, switch out kegs, and service keg line fobs to ensure the best quality beer pour.
Provide topside support for commercial dive operations.

Barmaid vs tender skills

Common barmaid skills

Drink Recipes, 35%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 12%
Beverage Orders, 6%
Serving Drinks, 6%
Food Orders, 5%
Bartending, 5%

Common tender skills

Customer Service, 23%
Mix Drinks, 15%
POS, 8%
Craft Beer, 8%
Bartending, 7%
Fine Dining, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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