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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$43.01
Entry wage$25.04
10th percentile wage$22.84
50th percentile wage$36.67
90th percentile wage$74.59
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing3076.9%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing30$31.42
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$36.67 $38.52  -$1.85
2019$35.50+3.3%$37.29 +3.3%-$1.79
2018$34.57+2.7%$36.32 +2.7%-$1.74
2017$33.78+2.4%$35.48 +2.4%-$1.70
2016$33.24+1.6%$34.92 +1.6%-$1.67
2015$32.61+2.0%$34.25 +2.0%-$1.64
2014$32.00+1.9%$33.61 +1.9%-$1.61
2013$31.39+1.9%$32.97 +1.9%-$1.58
2012$30.78+2.0%$32.33 +2.0%-$1.55
2011$30.30+1.6%$31.83 +1.6%-$1.52
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$36.67 $23.93  $12.74
2019$35.50+3.3%$22.96 +4.2%$12.54
2018$34.57+2.7%$22.26 +3.1%$12.31
2017$33.78+2.4%$21.66 +2.8%$12.11
2016$33.24+1.6%$21.17 +2.3%$12.08
2015$32.61+2.0%$20.73 +2.1%$11.88
2014$32.00+1.9%$20.28 +2.2%$11.71
2013$31.39+1.9%$19.87 +2.1%$11.51
2012$30.78+2.0%$19.53 +1.7%$11.24
2011$30.30+1.6%$19.23 +1.6%$11.07

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

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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