Bartender/certified trainer vs drink mixer

The differences between bartender/certified trainers and drink mixers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a bartender/certified trainer and a drink mixer. Additionally, a drink mixer has an average salary of $33,073, which is higher than the $24,662 average annual salary of a bartender/certified trainer.

Bartender/certified trainer vs drink mixer overview

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Drink Mixer
Yearly salary	$24,662	$33,073
Hourly rate	$11.86	$15.90
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	80,818	1,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Bartender/certified trainer vs drink mixer salary

Bartender/certified trainers and drink mixers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Drink Mixer
Average salary	$24,662	$33,073
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $45,000
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Differences between bartender/certified trainer and drink mixer education

There are a few differences between a bartender/certified trainer and a drink mixer in terms of educational background:

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Drink Mixer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Journalism
Most common college	-	-

Bartender/certified trainer vs drink mixer demographics

Here are the differences between bartender/certified trainers' and drink mixers' demographics:

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Drink Mixer
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 37.7% Female, 62.3%	Male, 47.4% Female, 52.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 3.8% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 3.2% White, 71.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bartender/certified trainer and drink mixer duties and responsibilities

Bartender/certified trainer example responsibilities.

Achieve completion of intensive hands-on professional bartending program.
Manage business operation initiatives, including payroll, invoicing, inventory, and human resource relate matters.
Train new bartenders and servers on the POS system and how to provide excellent guest service.
Increase table orders by upselling on wines and specialty cocktails.
Experience in sales, extreme upselling, answering phones, and taking orders.
Follow standards according to bartending duties through outline company manual.

Drink mixer example responsibilities.

Have excellent math skills to gatherrequir ingredients to set specifications.
Assist QC with known product errors.

Bartender/certified trainer vs drink mixer skills

Common bartender/certified trainer skills

Customer Service, 16%
Bartending, 10%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 8%
POS, 8%
Guest Satisfaction, 6%
New Servers, 5%

Common drink mixer skills

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