Automation index
How much of a Brewer’s job can AI already do?
A recipe and a fermentation check come earlier. Tasting the tank and deciding the hops do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Brewer
25%
AI can already do 25% of this job.
#279 / 743
View rankingBrewer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Recipes, mash and the beer’s profile.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Boil, hops and the drop to fermenter.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 22% | +4 |
Taste tanks, dry hop and when to pack.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
CIP, quality and plant microbiology.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 32% | +5.1 |
Packaging, batches and what hits the bar.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
The recipe call and owning the batch.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 25% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- brew beer
- mash
- hop the wort
- taste tanks
- fermentation
- CIP
- package beer
- sign the batch
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9012.00· ESCO/ISCO 8160
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Control engineer
22%
#386 / 743
View rankingControl engineer
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
PID, tune and the model.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Plant, the swing and the one that runs away.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Mode, manual and not leaving it for ever.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Alarm, the interlock and not silencing it.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Operations, the recipe and not changing blind.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That it does not swing, and not leaving manual for ever.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- PID
- tune
- swings
- manual mode
- interlocks
- recipes
- control models
- not silence alarms
Sources for this job· O*NET 17-2199.00· ESCO/ISCO 2149