Working Conditions

• Provide a service to others.
• Often work indoors; rarely work outdoors.
• Slightly more than half of all bartenders work full-time (40 hours per week).
• Must be exact in their work. They must be able to mix drinks accurately, quickly, and without waste.
• About 35 percent work part-time.
• Must be sure that all their work is done.
• Sometimes exposed to extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions.
• Have a high level of social contact with other people. They work with customers and other food service staff.
• Deal with external customers.
• Schedules may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Sometimes exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable.
• Sometimes wear a uniform.
• Sometimes deal with unpleasant or angry people.
• Some may be required to work split-shifts. This involves working several hours during the middle of the day, taking a few hours off in the afternoon, and then returning to work for the evening hours.
• Bartenders may belong to the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union.
• Are responsible for other?s health and safety. Must make sure people do not drink too much alcohol. Also must make sure that glassware is cleaned properly.

Physical Demands

• See differences among colors, shades, and brightness.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• Make fast, simple, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Move arms and legs quickly.
• Hear sounds, recognize the difference between them and the direction from which they come.
• While looking forward, see objects or movements that are off to the side.
• Use hands to handle, control. or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Use hands and fingers to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
• Choose quickly and correctly among various movements when responding to different signals.
• See objects in very low light.
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
• Stand.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting out of breath.
• Make repetitive motions.
• Determine the distance between objects.
• Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving or remaining in one place.
• See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Recognize and understand the speech of another person.
• Walk.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.