Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bartendertococktail bartender

A bartender already meets 74% of what the cocktail bartender role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bartender
74%
Overlap1
To cocktail bartender
27 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
33.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 33.6

This move: 33.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cocktail bartender role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bartender profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cocktail bartender role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bartender background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble cocktail garnishes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held clear the bar at closing time assisting and caring
  • already held display spirits communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held handle bar equipment assisting and caring
  • already held maintain bar cleanliness handling and moving
  • already held prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages assisting and caring

All 27 carried skills, including the 20 the cocktail bartender role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required
  • required, not held present decorative drink displays required
  • required, not held think creatively about food and beverages required
  • required, not held create new recipes required
  • required, not held work according to recipe required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held extract juices required
  • required, not held operate dishwashing machine required
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held assist customers required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held types of whisks required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cocktail bartender role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble cocktail garnishes skill
  • already held clear the bar at closing time skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held display spirits skill
  • already held enforce alcohol drinking laws skill
  • already held execute opening and closing procedures skill
  • already held handle bar equipment skill
  • already held handle glassware skill
  • already held handover the service area skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held maintain bar cleanliness skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages skill
  • already held prepare mixed beverages skill
  • already held present drinks menu skill
  • already held process payments skill
  • already held serve beverages skill
  • already held setup the bar area skill
  • already held stock the bar skill
  • already held upsell products skill
  • already held compile drinks menu skill
  • already held compile drinks price lists skill
  • already held create decorative food displays skill
  • already held devise special promotions skill
  • already held handle gas cylinders skill
  • already held sparkling wines knowledge
  • already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
11 held skills the cocktail bartender role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
  • not needed by the target role change kegs skill
  • not needed by the target role clean beer pipes skill
  • not needed by the target role detect drug abuse skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on tea varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare garnish for drinks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare hot drinks skill
  • not needed by the target role serve beers skill
  • not needed by the target role serve wines skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held types of whisks required
Index

Other moves recorded from bartender

Full index of moves from bartender

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.