The U.S. Department of Labor has developed an automated occupational information database, O*NET, that identifies and describes work content, work skills, and training requirements for all jobs across the country in all sectors of the economy. Much of the occupational information contained in this report is derived directly from the O*NET database, and supplemented with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, and Labor Market and Career Information.
| Industry | % of Bartenders employed | Annual Growth Rate |
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| Restaurants and other eating places | 43 | 0.50 |
| Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) | 28 | -0.20 |
| Traveler accommodation | 5.7 | 0.51 |
| Civic and social organizations | 5.5 | 0.34 |
| Beverage manufacturing | 5.4 | 1.23 |
| Other amusement and recreation industries | 4.5 | 0.67 |
| Special food services | 2.3 | 0.07 |
| 2024 Statewide average hourly wage | $16.88 |
| 2024 National average hourly wage | $19.17 |
| 2022 National employment | 641,300 |
| 2022 Texas employment | 46,614 |
| Texas projected employment by 2032 | 54,621 |
| Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2032 | 9,451 |
| Region | Employment | Projected Employment 2032 | Projected Annual Openings 2032 |
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Average Income |
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| Texas (all regions) | 46,614 | 54,621 | 9,451 | 1.60% | $35,119.00 |
| Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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| English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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| Education and Training Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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| Sales and Marketing Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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| Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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| Public Safety and Security Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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| Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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| Law and Government Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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| Sociology and Anthropology Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. |
| Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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| Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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| Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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| Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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| Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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| Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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| Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
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| Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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| Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
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| Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Top 10 Relevant Abilities | Relevant Importance Levels |
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| Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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| Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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| Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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| Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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| Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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| Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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| Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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| Finger Dexterity The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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| Trunk Strength The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |