i hate the job that i'm currently at and looking for another job and was thinking about being a bartender. i just turned 21 this past weekend. what would i need to do to become a bartender and how much i would expect to earn hourly (excluding tips)

i need a change of atmosphere. i'm currently working at a cell phone shop here in the 626/323 area.

i'm attending cal state LA so i'm not really looking for full time. maybe like 30-35 hours a week.

if you guys have any ideas that would be great.
any other job ideas would be great.

i'm no bartender, but I believe you have to go to bartenders school 1st. I guess they do pretty well, mostly cuz of tips. Pay will depend on where U go. Some places give minimum wage or approximately that, becuase they know U will get a lot of tips.

haha, even hooter girls only get minimum wage as bartenders.

any good bartending schools in socal?

they have bartending courses where it is super easy getting certified as a bartender. I got certified in about 2 weeks.

bartender school is pretty easy from what my other homies told me but.... most bartenders are female at clubs etc....if you become a bartender thatll be chill and youll get massive tips if you work fridays n sat.... but yea just saying that most bartenders that are wanted are females

Totally off topic......G35Pinoy, U always got some great lookin pinays as your avatar. Two thumps up !

i was thinking the same thing HAHA

does any body else have any advice or info?

any other cool jobs i should look into.
something i could do with school.

I have bartended for almost 4 years now, most places look down upon bartender school, they want you to work up to it. I barbacked for almost a year prior, and help with the bartending when it was slow or slammed. You get paid server pay or min wage depending where u work plus tips. Hoe much you make is totally depening on where u work and how they divide it up. If you have your own bar and all you have to do is tip out the barback that is the best. I started out when I was barbacking making around 350 a weekend then it only goes up. I think the most I made in a weekend bartending was close to 1500. It is a hell of an industry when you get a good spot but u have to earn it and it takes a toll on you.

dude its cuz there my GFs haha...and they love me long time haha

hahah ill hook u guys up 1 day hahaha..DOMO

Haha,im gonna hold u to that. One of my ex GF's was a pinay.....OMG...best"you know what" I've ever had. lol.

This would be a perfect law school job for me, but I could never slum down to barback to "work up to" bartender lol.

P U N A N I <--did i spell that right hahah....

mannn we are so off topic haha

^^ i thought it was going to be BJ...