| Legal Requirements | | | | TN - 18 |
| The minimum age requirement to become a | | | | TX - 18 |
| bartender in the state of Maryland is 18. There | | | | UT - 21 |
| are some cities, Annapolis for instance, where the | | | | VT - 18 |
| minimum age is 21. Here is a chart with the other | | | | VA - 21 |
| state's minimum ages to become a certified | | | | WA - 21 |
| bartender: | | | | WV - 18 |
| | | | WI - 18 |
| AK - 21 | | | | WY - 21 |
| AZ - 19 | | | | * Indicates Stricter Cities of 21 |
| AR - 18 | | | | Aside from the age requirement, you must also |
| CA - 21 | | | | have a clean criminal record (no felonies). |
| CO - 18 | | | | Other Requirements |
| CT - 18 | | | | If you meet the legal minimum age requirement, |
| DE - 21 | | | | you are half way to becoming a bartender. But |
| DC - 21 | | | | there are a bunch of personal qualities that will |
| FL - 18 | | | | help you become successful. Assuming your goal |
| GA - 18 | | | | is to get and hold a good paying bartender job, |
| HI - 18 | | | | you have to have: |
| ID - 19 | | | | Great manners - since you will be dealing with |
| IL - 18* | | | | customers during the entire course of your work |
| IN - 21 | | | | day, and since they are your paycheck (tips), you |
| IA - 18 | | | | want to have a great attitude and good manners |
| KS - 21 | | | | to server them with. |
| KY - 20 | | | | Patience - this is only a requirement to become a |
| LA - 18 | | | | bartender because you will often be dealing with |
| MA - 18 | | | | drunken customers. If they are impatient, you |
| ME - 18 | | | | must be more patient, understanding that they |
| MD - 18* | | | | are intoxicated and would otherwise not act like |
| MI - 18 | | | | they are. |
| MN - 18 | | | | Stamina - considering the fact that you will be |
| MS - 18 | | | | standing for several hours on end, you will need |
| MO - 21 | | | | to have the wind to carry you all the way |
| MT - 21 | | | | through a busy day at the bar. |
| NE - 19 | | | | Honesty - most people pay with cash when at |
| NV - 21 | | | | the bar, and thus you will be handling a lot of |
| NH - 18 | | | | money. Also, you have the ability to pour drinks, |
| NJ - 18 | | | | charge the customer for them, but never ring |
| NY - 18 | | | | them up. Only do this if you want to get fired |
| NM - 21 | | | | really fast. |
| NC - 21 | | | | Good sense of humor - People using visit the bar |
| ND - 21 | | | | because they are looking to loosen up and have a |
| OH - 21 | | | | good time. Therefore, if you have a good sense |
| OK - 21 | | | | of humor and can joke with your customers, |
| OR - 21 | | | | they are likely to tip you more and have a good |
| PA - 18 | | | | time. If you're really good, they will frequent the |
| RI - 18 | | | | bar you work at and ask for you specifically! |
| SC - 21 | | | | Beyond those personal qualities, there aren't any |
| SD - 18 | | | | other requirements to become a bartender. |