Puncher vs tender

The differences between punchers and tenders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 3-6 months to become both a puncher and a tender. Additionally, a puncher has an average salary of $35,011, which is higher than the $33,595 average annual salary of a tender.

The top three skills for a puncher include punch holes, and . The most important skills for a tender are customer service, mix drinks, and POS.

Puncher vs tender overview

	Puncher	Tender
Yearly salary	$35,011	$33,595
Hourly rate	$16.83	$16.15
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	71	25,199
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Puncher vs tender salary

Punchers and tenders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Puncher	Tender
Average salary	$35,011	$33,595
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $52,000	Between $24,000 And $46,000
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Differences between puncher and tender education

There are a few differences between a puncher and a tender in terms of educational background:

	Puncher	Tender
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	-	-

Puncher vs tender demographics

Here are the differences between punchers' and tenders' demographics:

	Puncher	Tender
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 58.5% Female, 41.5%	Male, 56.6% Female, 43.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 3.5% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between puncher and tender duties and responsibilities

Puncher example responsibilities.

Assist in event billing and service for EMBA, and etc.
Help set up or operate soldering and welding equipment, fabricating machines, etc.
Participate in shop fabrication, operation of breaks, press, sheer, fabrication of mock-ups and jigs.
Load, transport, unload, and furnish an experience craft worker with materials, tools, equipment and supplies.
Clean taps and lines, switch out kegs, and service keg line fobs to ensure the best quality beer pour.
Slice and pit fruit for garnishing drinks.

Tender example responsibilities.

Train and manage all new bartenders achieving significant results in their productivity and knowledge.
Receive formal bartending training under the number one rate bartender in southern Florida.
Weigh materials to be charge into furnaces using scales, remove impurities from surface of molten metal using strainers.
Start as bar back and work up to bartending shift, bartender and server, fast pace, high volume bar/venue.
Clean taps and lines, switch out kegs, and service keg line fobs to ensure the best quality beer pour.
Provide topside support for commercial dive operations.

Puncher vs tender skills

Common puncher skills

Punch Holes, 100%

Common tender skills

Customer Service, 23%
Mix Drinks, 15%
POS, 8%
Craft Beer, 8%
Bartending, 7%
Fine Dining, 6%

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