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Estimated employment40
Mean wage23.37
Entry wage18.73
10th percentile wage16.98
50th percentile wage21.66
90th percentile wage35.45
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing3087.5%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing3021.39
Food Scientists and Technologists (19-1012)
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.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$23.37 $40.16  -$16.79
2014$23.26+.5%$39.96 +.5%-$16.70
2013$22.82+1.9%$39.22 +1.9%-$16.39
2012$22.39+1.9%$38.47 +1.9%-$16.08
2011$21.95+2.0%$37.72 +2.0%-$15.76
2010$21.61+1.6%$37.13 +1.6%-$15.52
2009$21.23+1.8%$36.48 +1.8%-$15.25
2008$21.00+1.1%$36.09 +1.1%-$15.08
2007$20.38+3.1%$35.02 +3.1%-$14.64
2006$19.70+3.5%$33.85 +3.5%-$14.15
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$23.37 $26.98  -$3.61
2014$23.26+.5%$26.76 +.8%-$3.50
2013$22.82+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%-$3.36
2012$22.39+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$3.27
2011$21.95+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%-$3.26
2010$21.61+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$3.21
2009$21.23+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%-$3.17
2008$21.00+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$3.07
2007$20.38+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%-$3.08
2006$19.70+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%-$3.01

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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