Compare Bartenders & Cooks, Restaurant District Of Columbia

Comparison Bartenders Cooks, Restaurant
Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Bartenders $35,900
Cooks, Restaurant $38,800

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

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.

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.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bartenders
Bartenders
Very Low
Food Production Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant
Medium

Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.


Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

Typical level Of training for Bartenders
Bartenders

No formal educational credential

Typical level Of training for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

No formal educational credential

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Bartenders
Bartenders

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Bartenders
Bartenders

2 related certifications

Certification for Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Restaurant

7 related certifications

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