64301 Bartenders

What this occupation covers

Bartenders mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, bars, taverns, private clubs, banquet halls and other licensed establishments. Supervisors of bartenders are included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Take beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons
• Mix liquor, soft drinks, water and other ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks
• Prepare mixed drinks, wine, draft or bottled beer and non-alcoholic beverages for food and beverage servers or serve directly to patrons
• Collect payment for beverages and record sales
• Maintain inventory and control of bar stock and order supplies
• Clean bar area and wash glassware
• Ensure compliance with provincial/territorial liquor legislation and regulations
• May train and supervise other bartenders and bar staff
• May hire and dismiss staff.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 9 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 60030 Restaurant and food service managers
• 65200 Food and beverage servers

Excluded from this code

• Bar manager (See 60030 Restaurant and food service managers)
• Food and beverage servers (See 65200 Food and beverage servers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

bar attendant · bar steward · barkeeper · barmaid · barman/barwoman · bartender · bartenders supervisor · beer barman/woman · head barmaid · head barman/barwoman · head bartender · lounge supervisor-bartender · managing bartender · mixologist · service bartender · tapman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of college or other program in bartending or Completion of courses in mixing drinks is usually required.
• Responsible beverage service certification may be required.