Each job in the brewing industry generates 25 additional full-time equivalent jobs. That adds up to 2.42 million Americans who make a living because of beer. We’ll cheers to that!

More than 43,000 agricultural jobs depend on the American beer industry. And it is more than barley and hops that brewers rely on when making your favorite beer. Brewers draw flavors from cranberries, herbs, honey, oysters, pumpkins and spruce tips when crafting beer.

The U.S. beer industry supports nearly 77,000 manufacturing jobs. These skilled hands help produce more than 45 billion beer cans and 18.7 billion beer bottles each year. But it’s more than just that—from the cardboard that holds a six-pack to the pint glass you lift to toast a special occasion, the beer industry supports manufacturing jobs across the United States.

More than 92,000 Americans work in our nation’s brewing industry. This includes America’s more than 9,000 active brewers and beer importers, who are providing consumers with more choices and styles of beer than at any point in our nation’s history. But it also includes people like microbiologists and chemists, men and women with diverse backgrounds and skills who work for our nation’s brewers and beer importers.

More than 135,000 Americans work for our nation’s beer distributors. Beer distributors have a wide variety of jobs, including the truck drivers you see delivering beer to bars, restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets as well as the men and women who manage their warehouses.

Nearly 950,000 jobs in our nation’s retail sector depend on the U.S. beer industry. Your local bartender, the friendly waitress, and the helpful cashier are all supported by the $142.5 billion in wages generated by beer each year.