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.
#468 / 673
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?
Science teacher
22%
#386 / 673
View rankingScience teacher
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Practical, the protocol and the kit.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Lab, the bunsen and the one who will not read.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Data, the graph and not inventing the point.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Exam, the formula and getting them to explain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The damage, the note and not leaving the acid open.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they do not burn, and understand what they measured.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- lab practicals
- bunsen
- science protocols
- graphs
- formulae
- acid
- incident notes
- lab safety
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-2031.00· ESCO/ISCO 2330