Will Robots Replace Cruise Ship Steward?

Cruise Ship Steward has a Robot Impact Score of 73 out of 100 on the Geppetto Jobs Index, placing it in the High impact band. 42 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 score73/100
Risk band (OECD)High
Oxford (Frey & Osborne) score88/100
IFR deployment score4/10
TimelineMid Term
Impact typePartial Displacement
SectorHospitality
Median annual salary (US)$31,540 (BLS OES 2024)
Current global employment900,000
O*NET code37-2012.00
Robots tracked for this role42

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.