Also called: Craft Brewer, Production Brewer
Brews beer: mashing grain, boiling wort, adding hops, and managing fermentation.
Brew days start early: you mash in, run the boil, add hops on schedule, and pitch yeast into the fermenter. You test gravity and pH and taste beers in progress. Craft brewers also invent new recipes for the taproom.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. On-the-job or brewing science certificate; some have degrees in fermentation science.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Fermentation Science, Brewing Science, Chemistry.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Automated brewhouses and sensors handle routine steps; recipe design and fixing problems still need a brewer.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Shop CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9012.
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