How to become a Bartender or Mixologist

Official title: Bartender/Mixologist

Also called: Barman, Bartender, Bartender supervisor, Head bartender, Mixologist, Head Bartender (Mixologist), Ÿ Barman, Ÿ Bartender supervisor

Bartender/Mixologist serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at a bar. He/she mixes various ingredients to make standard or special types of drinks according to orders. He/she may receive payment, may take charge of bar, requisition supplies and keep bar stock records. He/she may also serve snacks and may wash and dry glasses. He/she also sets up the bar area at the start of a shift, fills glassware cabinets, loads ice machines, and removes any clutter left by the previous shift.

Main tasks

• Taking beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons
• Preparing and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at a bar
• Washing used glassware, cleaning and maintaining bar service areas, tea and coffee-making areas and equipment such as espresso machines
• Collecting payment for sales, operating cash registers and balancing cash receipts
• Tapping kegs and attaching supply lines
• Assisting in keeping bar properly stocked and arranging bottles and glasses
• Checking identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol
• Mixing ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $35,712 a year. The middle half earn $30,000 to $46,800 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Barista
• Captain waiter/Waiter supervisor
• Waiter
• Sommelier
• Bar/Lounge hostess

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Questions people ask

How much does a Bartender or Mixologist earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $35,712 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $30,000 to $46,800.

Will AI change the work of a Bartender or Mixologist?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026