471131 Bar Attendant
Prepares, mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to patrons in a bar in a licensed establishment.
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4711 Bar Attendants
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 4
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Prepares, mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to patrons in a bar in a licensed establishment.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 47 Hospitality Workers
- Minor group
- 471 Hospitality Workers
- Unit group
- 4711 Bar Attendants
Tasks
- Takes orders from patrons for drinks
- Prepares and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to patrons
- Creates and follows cocktail recipes using garnishes and other specialised ingredients
- Checks identification to verify legal drinking age
- Cleans and maintains bar area, including equipment and utensils
- Stocks and replenishes bar inventory and supplies
- Monitors patrons for signs of intoxication and refuses service as necessary
- Assists with bar opening and closing procedures
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
Start with the official OSCA title and task list. Then confirm the parent unit group and compare the related occupations on this page if the job title is broad, overlapping or used differently across employers.
The ANZSIC links are there to help when the same occupation appears across several industries and you need the business-side classification as well.
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Industry context
- ANZSIC 1211 Soft Drink, Cordial and Syrup Manufacturing 15 primary activities
- ANZSIC 4129 Other Specialised Food Retailing 9 primary activities
- ANZSIC 2149 Other Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Product Manufacturing 12 primary activities
- ANZSIC 8219 Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. 12 primary activities
Alternative titles
- Bar Steward
- Bartender
In this section
- 471131Bar Attendant
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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