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Food Scientists and Technologists
SUMMARY
Low Risk
38%
(Avg. of calculated & votes)
JOB SCORE
5.7/10
CALCULATED
44%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
33%
(Low Risk)
GROWTH
by year 2032
5.7%
WAGES
$82,090
or $39.46 per hour
VOLUME
as of 2023
14,100
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DECRIPTION 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.