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?
Private-hire driver
20%
#445 / 633
View rankingPrivate-hire driver
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
App, routes and airport times.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Drive, pick up and drop the client.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 10% | +2.2 |
Car, cleanliness and maintenance.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Service, bags and difficult clients.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Shifts, fatigue and zones.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not missing a flight or a passenger.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- drive
- route
- load goods
- App, routes and airport times
- Drive, pick up and drop the client
- Car, cleanliness and maintenance
- Service, bags and difficult clients
- Shifts, fatigue and zones
- Not missing a flight or a passenger
- conductor vtc
Sources for this job· O*NET 53-3051.00· ESCO/ISCO 8322