STEM Research

Food Scientists And What They Do

You've probably might have wondered how or who finds out the nutritional value and more on the food you buy. So to answer that question, these people are called food scientists.

Food scientists need an associate’s degree in biology, chemistry, crop, or animal science. Some require a bachelor’s degree, a high school diploma, or related work experience. They work thirty-five to forty hours a week and earn 40k-100k per year. Skills that are helpful in this career are communication, critical thinking, data analysis, math, and observation. How much vacation time they have depends on how long they have been working there.

They have quite a lot of benefits in their career, but also some drawbacks. The advantages are they get dental coverage, paid sick days, paid holidays and vacations, pension plans, health insurance, and an above-average salary. The disadvantages are that they have possible exposure to biohazards, a lot of dirty work, and you have to travel everywhere.

It is expected for the employment of food scientists to grow 8% higher by 2029, so food scientists are going to be needed for a long time. This would be a suitable job for me because I have satisfying math skills and a good observer.