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Barista Career Market Report 2026

807 active jobs. 111 companies. Median salary $37K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

807
Active Job Openings
111
Companies Hiring
$37K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Barista market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $37K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $31K to $45K.

Food Safety is the most-demanded skill at 39%

Spark demand rose +4.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Target leads hiring with 90 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Senior (+$10K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Junior → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior19$36K$37K$43K
Senior4$42K$47K$50K

What jumps out

Junior → Senior: +$10K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States40$34KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site13.3%
Remote0.2%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Food Safety
39%
Customer Service
38%
Cash Handling
17%
Culinary
7%
Point of Sale
6%
Spark
5%
Nutrition
2%
Inventory Management
2%
Bartending
1%

Skills on the Rise

Spark ↑+4.6ppCustomer Service ↑+3.5pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-25.0ppQuality Control ↓-21.6ppOSHA ↓-20.2ppSupply Chain ↓-13.0ppAdaptability ↓-12.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Target9011.2%
Gopuff8310.3%
Spartannash496.1%
Nordstrom405.0%
Blankstreet273.3%
Guzmanygomez232.9%
Accorhotel212.6%
Spectrumhealth192.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States376
United Kingdom37
Australia27
Germany8
Greece8
France6
Canada6
South Korea5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree66.7%404
Master's Degree21.0%127
Bachelor's Degree0.5%3

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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