Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an oenologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an oenologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Oenologists track the wine manufacturing process in its entirety and supervise the workers in wineries. They supervise and coordinate production to ensure the quality of the wine and also give advice by determining the value and classification of wines being produced.

Also known as wine advisor, wine maker, wine production specialist, wine producer, wine production expert, winery cellar master.

Professionals 59 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: wine fermenter, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
wine fermenter 70% covered vermouth manufacturer 63% covered wine sommelier 52% covered green coffee coordinator 43% covered cider master 42% covered oenologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from oenologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an oenologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An oenologist needs 35 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • filter wine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • handle wine sales communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage wine cellar inventory information skills
  • store wine handling and moving
  • tend wine manufacturing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • wine blending engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • wine fermentation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • assist bottling handling and moving
  • beverages filtration processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • monitor the process of wine production information skills
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Oenologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an oenologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.