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Food Scientists and Technologists

  • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Median Yearly Income
$80,757
Most Common Education Level
Bachelor's degree
Projected Job Growth
+8.90%

What do Food Scientists and Technologists do?

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.


Career Interests Areas

  1. Investigative
  2. Realistic
  3. Conventional
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