Automation index
How much of a Sommelier’s job can AI already do?
A list and a standard pairing write fast. Tasting, selling the bottle, and reading the table do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Sommelier
21%
AI can already do 21% of this job.
#437 / 633
View rankingSommelier
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Build the list, sheets and standard pairings.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 40% | +8 |
Orders, cellar and stock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Taste, buy and negotiate with the importer.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Table service and suggestive selling.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 10% | +1.6 |
Train floor staff and handle a wine complaint.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
Events, tastings and house relations.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 21% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Orders, cellar and stock
- Taste, buy and negotiate with the importer
- Table service and suggestive selling
- Events, tastings and house relations
- sommelier
- sumiller
- carta de vinos
Sources for this job· O*NET 35-1012.00· ESCO/ISCO 5131
IS WORK OVER?
Historian
25%
#227 / 633
View rankingHistorian
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Search, transcribe and sort sources.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 45% | +9 |
Draft chapters, cards and bibliography.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 38% | +6.8 |
Archive work and source criticism.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 15% | +2.7 |
Argue the thesis and debate peers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
Teaching, outreach and museums.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 16% | +2.2 |
Choose the cut and the question.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Search, transcribe and sort sources
- Draft chapters, cards and bibliography
- Archive work and source criticism
- Argue the thesis and debate peers
- Teaching, outreach and museums
- Choose the cut and the question
- historiador
- historian
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3093.00· ESCO/ISCO 2633