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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 3316312" data-attributes="member: 115">I have a few friends that are bartenders, and they make about as much as I did working as a lab tech at a hospital.&nbsp; Of course, they also work at a college bar (SU - Chuck's), which helps a lot.That said, it's gotta be a pretty rich city and a really busy bar for them to be making that much money, especially on three nights a week.&nbsp; Syracuse is a mid-sized city, and I would say the bartenders I know (one a head bartender) bring in maybe $35k a year.&nbsp; True, they lose out in business in December and the summer (college bar), but they also do a lot more business on the off days (Sunday-Wednesday) than any other bar here.&nbsp; So I think it tends to balance out.I would say maybe LA or NYC you might get $50k, if you worked a really popular club with a rich clientelle.&nbsp; The real money for bartending is a place like Vegas or Atlantic City, or a popular cruise spot like Aruba.&nbsp; If you can do flair, you can make great money in those places.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 3316312, member: 115"] I have a few friends that are bartenders, and they make about as much as I did working as a lab tech at a hospital. Of course, they also work at a college bar (SU - Chuck's), which helps a lot. That said, it's gotta be a pretty rich city and a really busy bar for them to be making that much money, especially on three nights a week. Syracuse is a mid-sized city, and I would say the bartenders I know (one a head bartender) bring in maybe $35k a year. True, they lose out in business in December and the summer (college bar), but they also do a [i]lot[/i] more business on the off days (Sunday-Wednesday) than any other bar here. So I think it tends to balance out. I would say maybe LA or NYC you might get $50k, if you worked a really popular club with a rich clientelle. The real money for bartending is a place like Vegas or Atlantic City, or a popular cruise spot like Aruba. If you can do flair, you can make great money in those places. [/QUOTE]

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