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SSOC 2024 unit

Transport & Logistics Verified · 21 Mar 2024

51313

Sommelier

Sommelier makes wine suggestions to go with particular types of food, based on their knowledge of wine pairing, or suggests wines based on customers’ taste preferences. He/she creates wine lists, orders wines, and maintains and rotates wine stock. He/she also trains waiting staff on wine, often by conducting wine tastings.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 5131 Waiters unit 51311 Captain waiter/Waiter supervisor unit 51312 Waiter

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Sommelier makes wine suggestions to go with particular types of food, based on their knowledge of wine pairing, or suggests wines based on customers’ taste preferences. He/she creates wine lists, orders wines, and maintains and rotates wine stock. He/she also trains waiting staff on wine, often by conducting wine tastings.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Demi sommelier •Ÿ  Head sommelier •Ÿ  Wine specialist •Ÿ  Wine steward •Ÿ  Wine waiter (commis sommelier)

Elsewhere

No exclusion examples found.

Hierarchy context

5→51→513→5131→51313 Sommelier

Major group

5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERS

Sub-major

51 PERSONAL SERVICES WORKERS

Minor group

513 WAITERS AND BARTENDERS

Unit group

5131 Waiters

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 51313 — Sommelier

ISCO-08

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 51313 Sommelier Alternative Title 51313 Demi sommelier Alternative Title 51313 Head sommelier Alternative Title 51313 Wine server Alternative Title 51313 Wine specialist Alternative Title 51313 Wine steward

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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