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?

25%

#223 / 633

Winemaker

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
Lab work, densities and fermentation control. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Tasting, blending and the call on the vintage. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
Vineyard, ripeness and when to pick. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Ageing, barrel, filtration and bottling. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Cellar, records and the board’s visit. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Signing the vintage and owning the bottle. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		25%

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