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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$39.76
Entry wage$24.03
10th percentile wage$22.00
50th percentile wage$35.97
90th percentile wage$64.79
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing4078.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing40$30.75
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$35.97 $37.23 -$1.26
2018$35.78+.5%$37.04+.5%-$1.25
2017$34.85+2.7%$36.07+2.7%-$1.22
2016$34.04+2.4%$35.24+2.4%-$1.19
2015$33.51+1.6%$34.68+1.6%-$1.17
2014$32.87+2.0%$34.02+2.0%-$1.15
2013$32.25+1.9%$33.38+1.9%-$1.12
2012$31.63+1.9%$32.74+1.9%-$1.10
2011$31.02+2.0%$32.11+2.0%-$1.08
2010$30.54+1.6%$31.61+1.6%-$1.06
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$35.97 $23.07 $12.90
2018$35.78+.5%$22.87+.9%$12.92
2017$34.85+2.7%$22.17+3.1%$12.68
2016$34.04+2.4%$21.58+2.8%$12.47
2015$33.51+1.6%$21.08+2.3%$12.42
2014$32.87+2.0%$20.64+2.1%$12.22
2013$32.25+1.9%$20.20+2.2%$12.05
2012$31.63+1.9%$19.79+2.1%$11.84
2011$31.02+2.0%$19.45+1.7%$11.56
2010$30.54+1.6%$19.15+1.6%$11.39

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2019

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.
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