Also called: Cellar Master
Manages the day-to-day work in a winery cellar: moving wine between tanks and barrels, testing and cleaning.
During harvest you run the crush pad, punch down the grape skins in fermenting bins and pump wine between tanks. The rest of the year you top off barrels, run lab tests and keep everything spotless.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. On-the-job training; enology certificate helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Viticulture & Enology (certificate).
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Cellar work like moving wine, cleaning tanks and sampling barrels is physical and seasonal; automation helps a little.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9199.
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