Bartender to quick service restaurant crew member
A bartender already meets 37% of what the quick service restaurant crew member role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.6/ 100
1 How much of what a quick service restaurant crew member is expected to do is already part of a bartender’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the quick service restaurant crew member role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A quick service restaurant crew member role treats 6 of its required skills as things a bartender already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- execute opening and closing procedures
- maintain customer service
- process payments
- take food and beverage orders from customers
- upsell products
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quick service restaurant crew member 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.
- already held execute opening and closing procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held educate customers on tea varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held take food and beverage orders from customers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held devise special promotions management skills
- already held educate customers on coffee varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held upsell products communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the quick service restaurant crew member role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn prepare orders required
- still to learn prepare ready-made dishes required
- still to learn use cooking techniques required
- still to learn use reheating techniques required
- still to learn greet guests required
- optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
- still to learn present menus required
- still to learn work in a hospitality team required
- optional, not held take drive-through orders optional
- still to learn check deliveries on receipt required
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- optional, not held receive kitchen supplies optional
- still to learn clean surfaces required
- optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a quick service restaurant crew member role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prepare orders practise this
- 02 prepare ready-made dishes practise this
- 03 present menus practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- already held execute opening and closing procedures skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held process payments skill
- already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill
- already held upsell products skill
- already held devise special promotions skill
- already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
- already held educate customers on tea varieties skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held take drive-through orders optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
- optional, not held receive kitchen supplies optional
- optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional
29 held skills the quick service restaurant crew member role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role assemble cocktail garnishes 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 clear the bar at closing time skill
- not needed by the target role compile drinks menu skill
- not needed by the target role compile drinks price lists skill
- not needed by the target role create decorative food displays skill
- not needed by the target role detect drug abuse skill
- not needed by the target role display spirits skill
- not needed by the target role enforce alcohol drinking laws skill
- not needed by the target role handle bar equipment skill
- not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
- not needed by the target role handle glassware skill
- not needed by the target role handover the service area skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain bar cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages skill
- 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 prepare mixed beverages skill
- not needed by the target role present drinks menu skill
- not needed by the target role serve beers skill
- not needed by the target role serve beverages skill
- not needed by the target role serve wines skill
- not needed by the target role setup the bar area skill
- not needed by the target role sparkling wines knowledge
- not needed by the target role stock the bar skill
Other moves recorded from bartender
- cocktail bartender 74% covered · moderate
- barista 45% covered · substantial
- sommelier 33% covered · substantial
- waiter/waitress 30% covered · career change
- hotel concierge 27% covered · substantial
- quick service restaurant team leader 24% covered · substantial
- night auditor 24% covered · substantial
- hospitality establishment receptionist 22% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can a bartender become a quick service restaurant crew member?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A bartender already covers 37% of what a quick service restaurant crew member is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the quick service restaurant crew member role treats as required.
What skills does a bartender need to become a quick service restaurant crew member?
10 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is prepare orders.
How hard is the move from bartender to quick service restaurant crew member?
Its learning distance is 61.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.