Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bartendertohead sommelier

A bartender already meets 21% of what the head sommelier role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bartender
21%
Overlap1
To head sommelier
6 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
78.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 78.4

This move: 78.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the head sommelier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bartender profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A head sommelier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bartender background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held serve wines assisting and caring
  • already held sparkling wines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply foreign languages in hospitality communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held upsell products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene assisting and caring
  • already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the head sommelier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required
  • required, not held compile wine lists required
  • required, not held procure hospitality products required
  • required, not held recommend wines required
  • required, not held coach employees required
  • required, not held order supplies required
  • required, not held train employees required
02 management skills 5 required
  • required, not held organise wine cellar required
  • required, not held manage medium term objectives required
  • required, not held manage stock rotation required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
03 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assist customers required
  • required, not held prepare alcoholic beverages required
  • required, not held select glassware for serving required
  • optional, not held prepare tableware optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held wine characteristics required
  • required, not held wine related sciences required
  • required, not held types of wine required
05 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held check wine quality required
  • required, not held monitor work for special events required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a head sommelier role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held serve wines skill
  • already held sparkling wines knowledge
  • already held upsell products skill
  • already held apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held prepare tableware optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
32 held skills the head sommelier role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble cocktail garnishes skill
  • not needed by the target role change kegs skill
  • not needed by the target role clean beer pipes skill
  • not needed by the target role clear the bar at closing time skill
  • not needed by the target role compile drinks menu skill
  • not needed by the target role compile drinks price lists skill
  • not needed by the target role create decorative food displays skill
  • not needed by the target role detect drug abuse skill
  • not needed by the target role devise special promotions skill
  • not needed by the target role display spirits skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role educate customers on tea varieties skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce alcohol drinking laws skill
  • not needed by the target role execute opening and closing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role handle bar equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
  • not needed by the target role handle glassware skill
  • not needed by the target role handover the service area skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain bar cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare garnish for drinks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare hot drinks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare mixed beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role present drinks menu skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role serve beers skill
  • not needed by the target role serve beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role setup the bar area skill
  • not needed by the target role stock the bar skill
  • not needed by the target role take food and beverage orders from customers skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held wine characteristics required
  • required, not held wine related sciences required
  • required, not held types of wine required
Index

Other moves recorded from bartender

Full index of moves from bartender

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.