Bartender/certified trainer vs mixologist

The differences between bartender/certified trainers and mixologists 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 mixologist. Additionally, a mixologist has an average salary of $25,161, which is higher than the $24,662 average annual salary of a bartender/certified trainer.

The top three skills for a bartender/certified trainer include customer service, bartending and non-alcoholic beverages. The most important skills for a mixologist are wine, bartending, and excellent guest.

Bartender/certified trainer vs mixologist overview

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Mixologist
Yearly salary	$24,662	$25,161
Hourly rate	$11.86	$12.10
Growth rate	18%	18%
Number of jobs	80,818	53,872
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	2	2

Bartender/certified trainer vs mixologist salary

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

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Mixologist
Average salary	$24,662	$25,161
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $37,000	Between $15,000 And $40,000
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Differences between bartender/certified trainer and mixologist education

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

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Mixologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bartender/certified trainer vs mixologist demographics

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

	Bartender/Certified Trainer	Mixologist
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 37.7% Female, 62.3%	Male, 44.2% Female, 55.8%
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, 5.1% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 3.5% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bartender/certified trainer and mixologist 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.

Mixologist example responsibilities.

Book VIP tables and provide high quality service.
Count down all registers in VIP sections.
Open new restaurants and bars across the country.
Cut fruit for garnishing as well as ingredients for cocktails.
Operate POS terminal without error totaling approximately $20k in sales on a weekly basis.
Keep records and enter all the items of food and beverage in the POS system.

Bartender/certified trainer vs mixologist skills

Common bartender/certified trainer skills

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

Common mixologist skills

Wine, 31%
Bartending, 11%
Excellent Guest, 7%
Cleanliness, 7%
Drink Orders, 5%
Fine Dining, 4%

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