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

IS WORK OVER?

25%

AI can already do 25% of this job.

#243 / 633

Brewer

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. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Boil, hops and the drop to fermenter. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Taste tanks, dry hop and when to pack. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
CIP, quality and plant microbiology. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Packaging, batches and what hits the bar. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The recipe call and owning the batch. Estimate No 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

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 633

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low