Cocktail lounge manager vs hourly manager

The differences between cocktail lounge managers and hourly managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a cocktail lounge manager and an hourly manager. Additionally, a cocktail lounge manager has an average salary of $58,625, which is higher than the $36,449 average annual salary of an hourly manager.

The top three skills for a cocktail lounge manager include wine, fine dining and payroll. The most important skills for an hourly manager are cleanliness, food safety, and management.

Cocktail lounge manager vs hourly manager overview

	Cocktail Lounge Manager	Hourly Manager
Yearly salary	$58,625	$36,449
Hourly rate	$28.19	$17.52
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	78,750	257,505
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Cocktail lounge manager vs hourly manager salary

Cocktail lounge managers and hourly managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cocktail Lounge Manager	Hourly Manager
Average salary	$58,625	$36,449
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $83,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between cocktail lounge manager and hourly manager education

There are a few differences between a cocktail lounge manager and an hourly manager in terms of educational background:

	Cocktail Lounge Manager	Hourly Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Cocktail lounge manager vs hourly manager demographics

Here are the differences between cocktail lounge managers' and hourly managers' demographics:

	Cocktail Lounge Manager	Hourly Manager
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 41.2% Female, 58.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between cocktail lounge manager and hourly manager duties and responsibilities

Cocktail lounge manager example responsibilities.

Execute all staff schedules and manage all aspects of training and development of staff in bartending and customer service techniques
Manage all the ordering of the product, schedule nd execute all special events.schedule and train a team of 7 bartenders
Promote and manage restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
Supervise the bartending and cocktail staff.
Execute set up and breakdown of VIP area.
Supervise all vendors and workers in the VIP area.

Hourly manager example responsibilities.

Promote and manage restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
Assist employees with POS and the execution of product promotion.
Assist with re-marketing of the club through Facebook, club website, and promotional events.
Submit receipts and money receive from deliveries at the end of each shift through a POS system.
Train new bartenders, weekly inventory of all beer, wine and liquor and assist in ordering product.
Perform marketing and advertising via Facebook.

Cocktail lounge manager vs hourly manager skills

Common cocktail lounge manager skills

Wine, 33%
Fine Dining, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Guest Service, 7%
Customer Complaints, 5%
Bartenders, 5%

Common hourly manager skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Food Safety, 20%
Management, 8%
Guest Service, 8%
Quality Service, 6%
Product Quality, 5%

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