Cocktail Program Consultant

Also called: Bar Consultant, Mixologist Consultant

Designs cocktail menus and trains staff for bars, restaurants, and hotels as a freelance expert.

A day in the life

A bar consultant tastes a new restaurant's concept, builds a cocktail menu, sets up the bar layout, and trains the team before opening night.

Pay over a career

Starting
$35k
Typical
$70k
High
$140k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

No formal education, about 6 years after high school. Years of top-level bartending experience.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Hospitality Management.

Outlook

Growing about average. Competitive freelance niche.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI suggests recipes, but tasting drinks and training staff on site stay hands-on.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Chemistry, Business, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.

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