Food Preparation

Bartenders

SOC 35-3011

Mix and serve drinks while reading and working a busy bar.

Median pay

$34k

$27k to $48k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

130k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

15/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

11th pct

More exposed than 11% of occupations · modeled estimate · 63th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

64/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.