food technologist

Food technologists develop processes for manufacturing foodstuffs and related products based on chemical, physical, and biological principles and technology. They design and plan layouts or equipment, oversee staff, engage in controlling, and improve food technologies in food production processes.

The most in-demand skills for this role include legislation about animal origin products, circular economy, foodborne diseases, food canning production line, food waste monitoring systems, health, safety and hygiene legislation. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives food technologist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.