Also called: Wine Director
One of the world's top wine experts, able to identify wines blind by taste.
Master sommeliers run wine programs at top restaurants, consult for wineries, and teach. To earn the title, candidates must pass one of the hardest exams in the world, including blind-tasting six wines and naming grape, region, and year.
Estimate; restaurant pay varies, while consulting and wine-industry roles pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 10 years after high school. Court of Master Sommeliers credentials, which take many years; fewer than 300 people worldwide hold the Master title.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Viticulture and Enology.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Wine apps give recommendations, but blind tasting, running a top wine program and guiding guests in person stay human.
Classes: Geography, Chemistry, French or Italian, Culinary arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 35-1011.
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