Bartenders

This post summarizes key statistics on Bartenders using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 15,557
25 27,009
30 30,898
35 30,898
40 32,133
45 30,620
50 29,320
55 22,479
60 22,040
65 17,200


Hours Worked Share
0-20 17.10
20-39 46.80
39-41 26.40
41-50 6.70
50-60 2.30
More than 60 0.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Bartenders.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
79.00 28,098 Eating and drinking places
6.40 23,768 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
5.00 37,813 Hotels and motels
2.80 27,808 Beverage industries
1.80 13,608 Membership organizations, n.e.c.
1.00 37,179 Services incidental to transportation
0.60 17,011 Theaters and motion pictures
0.60 19,279 Bowling centers
0.60 19,259 Miscellaneous professional and related services
0.30 26,877 Liquor stores

This table highlights the top industries people working as Bartenders work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Bartenders. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Bartenders received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Bartenders. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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