Food scientists research and analyse the chemical, physical and nutritional aspects of food. Food technologists work on the processes of making, improving, preserving and storing food and drink products. These jobs overlap in many cases.
There are several areas of work.
Research and Development
You could be:
Production Management
You could be:
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
You could be:
The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:
The starting salaries for food scientist or technologists tend to be around £20,000 to £25,000 a year. After 2-3 years you could expect to earn £30,000 to £40,000. Managers in most specialisms can earn up to £50,000 or more.
Workforce Employment Status
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Most graduates in food science or technology go directly into work in scientific careers or food product management. You might work in food manufacturing or development, for a supermarket chain, in industry or in a government department. You might also work in education, journalism or perhaps trading standards.
Workforce Education Levels (UK)
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Employment
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You need to be:
You should have:
The IFST website has lots of information and case studies on education and careers in food technology.
The Future Morph website www.futuremorph.org shows you some of the amazing and unexpected places that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can take you.
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The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
Food and Drink Federation Scotland
Tel: 020 7836 2460
Website:
http://www.fdfscotland.org.uk
Twitter:
@Foodanddrinkfed
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/foodanddrinkfed/
Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)
Tel: 020 7603 6316
E-mail:
info@ifst.org
Website:
https://www.ifst.org/
Website (2):
http://www.ifst.org/lovefoodlovescience
Twitter:
@ifstnews
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/InstituteofFoodScienceandTechnology/
Institute of Science and Technology
Tel: 0114 553 1401
E-mail:
office@istonline.org.uk
Website:
http://www.istonline.org.uk/
Twitter:
@istonline
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/istonline.org.uk