Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.
US jobs
15K
Avg. wage
$27/h
GDP output/y
$2.7B
Tasks
16
AI Parity
11%
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O*NET-SOC 19-4013.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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