Modeled career paths · Bar beverage

Where does a Lead Bartender go next?

What employers are asking a Lead Bartender for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Beverage Manager+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Lead Bartender go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Beverage Director+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Lead Bartender go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Catering+77% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Beverage Director. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Catering Coordinator+3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Lead Bartender go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Assistant General Manager+3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Lead Bartender go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.