Will Robots Replace Bartender?

Bartender has a Robot Impact Score of 60 out of 100 on the Geppetto Jobs Index, placing it in the High impact band. 9 commercial robots currently target this work, and the displacement timeline is mid term. This is a category-level research estimate describing automation exposure for the occupation, not a prediction about any individual person's job.

Automation impact breakdown

Composite impact score60/100
Risk band (OECD)High
Oxford (Frey & Osborne) score77/100
IFR deployment score5/10
TimelineMid Term
Impact typePartial Displacement
SectorHospitality
Median annual salary (US)$33,700 (BLS OES 2024)
Current global employment2,925,000
O*NET code35-3011.00
Robots tracked for this role9

How this score is calculated

The composite Robot Impact Score weights O*NET task data (35%), IFR robot deployment figures (30%), Oxford and OECD academic estimates (20%), and robot density for the role (15%). Scores describe occupation-level exposure and are estimates, not forecasts.