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Step 1
Back in the older days many bartenders started their training on the job. Today though most employers are looking to hire bartenders who have been trained at a recognized bartenders school.
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Step 2
To become a bartender you must be 21 years old, some employers prefer those 25 and older. You must have a pleasant personality and a neat and clean appearance. Small restaurants, neighborhood bars and resorts usually offer beginners opportunities. Later you may find work at a large restaurant or cocktail lounges where the pay is higher. Many bartenders work 40 hour weeks and some prefer to do bartending part time. About 1/3 of bartenders work the trade on a part time basis.
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Step 3
Earnings for a bartender varies. On the average full time bartenders will earn $400 - $600 per week, though a good week can pull in $1000 but don't depend on that. Tips will play a big part in increasing your earnings so a place that caters to the older working class will surely tip better than a place that caters to a college crowd.
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Step 4
You can find local bartender school by googling BARTENDERS SCHOOL and your local major city.
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Step 5
Schooling is not long, you can get the training you need in as little as two weeks. Some schools can be up to five weeks.
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Step 6
Bartenders school is inexpensive and will cost you anywhere from $200 to $1000. Sometimes the old saying is true though that you get what you pay for. The schools that are a little more expensive may prepare you better by giving you flair classes and so on besides the basic mixoligy classes.
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Step 7
Most schools will offer you job placement assistance upon graduation.
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Step 8
Once you land your job, your bartending skills will of course drastically improve as you mix up dozen of types and brands of liquors, beers, wines, oft drinks, fruits, fruit juices, creams and sodas. Since different people like their cocktails made a certain way, you will mix a drink to suit your customers taste.
