DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 309$34.83/hr$2.01/hr$19.10/hr$23.60/hr$32.00/hr$41.16/hr$59.37/hr
Minnesota 630210$39.47/hr$1.70/hr$23.01/hr$28.21/hr$35.97/hr$48.40/hr$61.91/hr
U S 13,460592$37.01/hr$0.52/hr$19.60/hr$25.64/hr$33.50/hr$46.05/hr$60.55/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Food Scientists and Technologists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing30$31.29/hr
Other Regional Data For Food Scientists and Technologists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Southwest Minnesota 170 $32.56/hr 1.1%
Central Minnesota 60 $23.66/hr 13.2%
Southeast Minnesota 50 $26.02/hr 1.2%
Northwest Minnesota 30 $32.00/hr 0.0%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $43.12/hr 2.5%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Agricultural Inspectors40$23.49/hr2.9%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersN/AN/A-1.6%
Tasks for Food Scientists and Technologists