Fountain supervisor vs bar manager/bartender

The differences between fountain supervisors and bar managers/bartender can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fountain supervisor has an average salary of $33,975, which is higher than the $25,051 average annual salary of a bar manager/bartender.

The top three skills for a fountain supervisor include customer service, and . The most important skills for a bar manager/bartender are wine, bartending, and cleanliness.

Fountain supervisor vs bar manager/bartender overview

	Fountain Supervisor	Bar Manager/Bartender
Yearly salary	$33,975	$25,051
Hourly rate	$16.33	$12.04
Growth rate	14%	18%
Number of jobs	5,620	59,783
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	-	-

Fountain supervisor vs bar manager/bartender salary

Fountain supervisors and bar managers/bartender have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fountain Supervisor	Bar Manager/Bartender
Average salary	$33,975	$25,051
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $45,000	Between $17,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between fountain supervisor and bar manager/bartender education

There are a few differences between a fountain supervisor and a bar manager/bartender in terms of educational background:

	Fountain Supervisor	Bar Manager/Bartender
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fountain supervisor vs bar manager/bartender demographics

Here are the differences between fountain supervisors' and bar managers/bartender' demographics:

	Fountain Supervisor	Bar Manager/Bartender
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 42.3% Female, 57.7%	Male, 48.5% Female, 51.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 4.3% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 5.6% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between fountain supervisor and bar manager/bartender duties and responsibilities

Fountain supervisor example responsibilities.

Clean tables, collect and wash dirty dishes, maintain stock, and perform cleaning duties at closing time.
Make smoothies, shakes, crepes, waffles, coffee, etc.

Bar manager/bartender example responsibilities.

Manage payroll and timekeeping including completion of proper paperwork for new hires and terminations.
Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, stoves and ovens.
Direct bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service, scheduling, inventory management and customer service.
Take drink and food orders, enter orders in the POS system, collect and process cash and credit card payments.
Use computerize registers to swipe beverage servers micros.
Oversee and direct staff to execute BEO's in accordance to client's needs and specifications.

Fountain supervisor vs bar manager/bartender skills

Common fountain supervisor skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common bar manager/bartender skills

Wine, 23%
Bartending, 16%
Cleanliness, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 6%
Cash Handling, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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