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?

21%

AI can already do 21% of this job.

#437 / 633

Sommelier

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	40%	+8
Orders, cellar and stock. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Taste, buy and negotiate with the importer. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Table service and suggestive selling. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	10%	+1.6
Train floor staff and handle a wine complaint. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Events, tastings and house relations. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

19%

#475 / 633

Potter

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
Clay, wheel and centring. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Pull, turn and the one that collapses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Dry, glaze and the kiln. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Order, the set and the colour that misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The market, the piece and not opening too wide. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Survive the kiln, and not leaving a fat foot. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	12%	+1.7
Total	100%		19%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low