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Bartender

Overview

A bartender prepares alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, manages inventory, and serves customers.

Description

  • Build relationships with customers.
  • Prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
  • Follow food and beverage safety and hygiene requirements.
  • Keep track of bar inventory and supplies.
  • Use mixology skills and creativity to master classic drinks and create new ones.
  • Work closely with servers, kitchen staff, and other bartenders.

Entry requirements

  • You'll need at least NITEC, Certificate in Office Skills, NTC Grade 2, or equivalent, as well as a Food Handler’s certificate.

Salary

$2,400 – 4,000

/mo

Salary ranges are estimated based on public information found on Singaporean job portals, including MyCareersFuture, MySkillsFuture. Updated as of 2026.

Trivia

According to Singapore’s laws, bartenders must stop serving alcohol at 10:30pm on weekdays and 11:30pm on weekends.

What to expect

Your work is mainly mastering and knowing a big range of classic drinks. But you also must be organised, customer-oriented, and practise responsible alcohol service.

Soft
skills

Attention to Detail

Able to measure ingredients and garnish drinks precisely.

Communication Skills

Able to be delicate in handling requests and managing challenging interactions.

Good Memory

Ability to remember recipes, customer preferences, and orders.

Knowledge of Alcohol

Possess expert knowledge of various spirits, wines, and beer, including background information.

Food and Wine Pairing

Ability to match beverages with food items to enhance customers’ dining experience.

Mixology

Trained to make classic and modern cocktail recipes, and craft new innovative drinks.

Hard
skills

Yana, Head Bartender
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Yana, Head Bartender

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Frequently asked questions

Bartenders must have good communication skills to handle customer requests. They also need to build relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.

Yes, it’ll help as the bartending industry in Singapore is competitive. You may get certified through courses at Association of Bartenders and Sommeliers Singapore's.

Yes, bartenders often learn to make mocktails to serve customers who don’t drink alcohol or want non-alcoholic options.

In Singapore, you must be at least 18, the legal drinking age, to work as a bartender. This ensures bartenders can legally handle and serve alcoholic beverages to customers.

They get familiar with each drink at the bar, such as how they taste and their ingredients, so they may suggest drinks.