-Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, and preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, and nutrients.
-Provide assistance to food scientists and technologists in research and development, production technology, and quality control.
-Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures.
-Record and compile test results, and prepare graphs, charts, and reports.
-Analyze test results to classify products, or compare results with standard tables.
-Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications, or to select samples with specific characteristics.
-Examine chemical and biological samples to identify cell structures and to locate bacteria, or extraneous material, using a microscope.
-Mix, blend, or cultivate ingredients to make reagents or to manufacture food or beverage products.

-Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Biology (other related majors)