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

waiter/waitresstobartender

A waiter/waitress already meets 37% of what the bartender role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waiter/waitress
37%
Overlap1
To bartender
14 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
67.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 67.2

This move: 67.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bartender role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waiter/waitress 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bartender role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waiter/waitress background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare hot drinks assisting and caring
  • already held serve wines assisting and caring
  • already held educate customers on tea varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sparkling wines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held take food and beverage orders from customers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply foreign languages in hospitality communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the bartender role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 5 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held serve beers required
  • required, not held clear the bar at closing time required
  • required, not held handle bar equipment required
  • required, not held setup the bar area required
  • required, not held enforce alcohol drinking laws required
  • optional, not held prepare garnish for drinks optional
  • optional, not held prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages optional
  • optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held display spirits required
  • required, not held present drinks menu required
  • required, not held execute opening and closing procedures required
  • required, not held upsell products required
  • optional, not held assemble cocktail garnishes optional
  • optional, not held compile drinks menu optional
  • optional, not held create decorative food displays optional
03 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held handover the service area required
  • required, not held maintain bar cleanliness required
  • required, not held stock the bar required
  • required, not held handle glassware required
  • optional, not held change kegs optional
  • optional, not held clean beer pipes optional
  • optional, not held handle gas cylinders optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held compile drinks price lists optional
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held devise special promotions optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held detect drug abuse skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held prepare hot drinks skill
  • already held process payments skill
  • already held serve beverages skill
  • already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill
  • already held apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
  • already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • already held educate customers on tea varieties skill
  • already held local area tourism industry knowledge
  • already held serve wines skill
  • already held sparkling wines knowledge
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held change kegs optional
  • optional, not held clean beer pipes optional
  • optional, not held prepare garnish for drinks optional
  • optional, not held assemble cocktail garnishes optional
  • optional, not held compile drinks menu optional
  • optional, not held compile drinks price lists optional
  • optional, not held create decorative food displays optional
  • optional, not held prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages optional
  • optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
  • optional, not held devise special promotions optional
  • optional, not held handle gas cylinders optional
29 held skills the bartender role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
  • not needed by the target role alcoholic beverage products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role arrange tables skill
  • not needed by the target role assist VIP guests skill
  • not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail regarding food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role check dining room cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role decant wines skill
  • not needed by the target role dietary regimes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food and beverages on the menu knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare alcoholic beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare flambeed dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare service trolleys skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare the restaurant for service skill
  • not needed by the target role present menus skill
  • not needed by the target role process reservations skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend wines skill
  • not needed by the target role serve food in table service skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise food quality skill
  • not needed by the target role use food cutting tools skill
  • not needed by the target role welcome restaurant guests skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a hospitality team skill
Index

Other moves recorded from waiter/waitress

Full index of moves from waiter/waitress

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.