Dining room busser vs bar attendant

The differences between dining room bussers and bar attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dining room busser has an average salary of $32,363, which is higher than the $24,295 average annual salary of a bar attendant.

The top three skills for a dining room busser include BARS, fine dining and assist servers. The most important skills for a bar attendant are cleanliness, front desk, and quality standards.

Dining room busser vs bar attendant overview

	Dining Room Busser	Bar Attendant
Yearly salary	$32,363	$24,295
Hourly rate	$15.56	$11.68
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	36,890	101,930
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Dining room busser vs bar attendant salary

Dining room bussers and bar attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dining Room Busser	Bar Attendant
Average salary	$32,363	$24,295
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $18,000 And $31,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	HEI Hotels & Resorts
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between dining room busser and bar attendant education

There are a few differences between a dining room busser and a bar attendant in terms of educational background:

	Dining Room Busser	Bar Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dining room busser vs bar attendant demographics

Here are the differences between dining room bussers' and bar attendants' demographics:

	Dining Room Busser	Bar Attendant
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between dining room busser and bar attendant duties and responsibilities

Dining room busser example responsibilities.

Manage accounts, events and revenue practices through Delphi.fdc.
Monitor cleanliness of dining room and overall resident satisfaction, encourage resident socialization, assist with meals as needed.
Maintain customer attentiveness and a neat appearance.

Bar attendant example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness and organization of designate work areas.
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organize assigned work areas.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Set up the VIP area.
Check IDs.Security.Make judgment calls.handle bar responsibilities.greet guest in a professional respectable manner.handle and count money.

Dining room busser vs bar attendant skills

Common dining room busser skills

BARS, 24%
Fine Dining, 18%
Assist Servers, 14%
In-Room, 11%
Wine, 10%
Meal Service, 6%

Common bar attendant skills

Cleanliness, 25%
Front Desk, 16%
Quality Standards, 14%
Guest Satisfaction, 12%
Clean Tables, 6%
Cash Handling, 4%

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