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%

#517 / 633

Power-plant operator

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
Set-point, parameters and the log. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Room, alarms and the one that trips. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	22%	8%	+1.8
Start, stop and not skipping the SOP. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Maintenance, isolation and the permit. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The peak, the grid and not forcing it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
The set-point, and not tripping. 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