Food Science Technicians
Also called:
Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician), Quality Assurance Technician (QA Technician), Quality Control Technician (QC Technician), Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
What they do:
Perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.
On the job, you would:
- Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, or preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, or nutrients.
- Provide assistance to food scientists or technologists in research and development, production technology, or quality control.
- Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures.
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
- food production
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- chemistry
Business
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Presentation software
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bachelor's degree or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$34,070
per year, on average
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