If you want to get your foot in the door as a budtender in New York City, it essential that you present your experience, cannabis education, and personality in the right way. Keep reading to learn the ins and outs of how to become a budtender in New York City. 

A budtender's job is to sell cannabis products, much like a bartender sells drinks or a barista sells coffee. Any retail experience or related skills should be highlighted in your resume and cover letter.

Use keywords in your resume, along with examples of how you demonstrated these skills, to make them stand out. Many businesses scan resumes either personally, or using AI. Don’t get overlooked by not including key words and skills dispensaries are looking for. Some keyword examples include:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Sales skills, including upselling techniques
• Inventory management skills
• Cannabis education, including cannabinoid and terpene knowledge (Master Budtender Certification).

Selling products is the key to a dispensary’s success. The more you know about cannabis and cannabis products, the easier it will be for you to sell products. The more products you sell the happier your store will be. This leaves room for career advancement, bonuses, and salary increases.

Understand the facts about cannabis compounds, like cannabinoids and terpenes, and how they affect consumers. Know how to read a cannabis product label, and how to find out more information about a product through test results and certificates of analysis (COA). Moreover, stay on top of the major brands and popular product types that are available to consumers in the New York market.

You can start learning about cannabis and cannabis products today in this Free Medical Cannabis Class.

Selling cannabis products include knowing how to check valid IDs, speak knowledgeably about different products, and use the stores point of sale system, upsell loyalty programs, and create a friendly and inviting environment.

Educate yourself on how to find out a customer’s purpose for using cannabis, if they prefer certain products, and what to do if your store does not have specific products or strains the customer is looking for. This can be a lot to learn, and at The Budtender Academy we specialize in teaching you how to sell cannabis products. Take a free class to start today.

Most people are searching and applying online for budtender jobs. Which simply means there is a lot of competition online. If you want to set yourself apart walk into a dispensary with your resume and cover letter. Hand it to the manager on duty, be prepared to talk about why you want to work there, and what you know about the cannabis industry, and cannabis sales to set yourself apart. Those looking at The Travel Agency Dispensary in NYC are known to have success in landing a budtender job by doing just this!

Have realistic salary expectations when you start out. Most budtender jobs in NYC start out at $18.87 per hour, according to Indeed. However, the better budtender you are, the more room for advancement there will be. As a manager you can make over $30 per hour, and if you move into compliance or corporate products you sell, the better you’re are able to upsell products, create a friendly and inviting experience.