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Also called bottle house qc technician, bottle house quality control technician, central laboratory technician and CLT.
$52,130
Median pay a year
14,600
People do this work
6
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Analyzing chemical compounds
Testing material and finished quality
Recording research data
Examining living behavior
Researching methods
Measuring physical properties
Evaluating material quality
Cleaning objects
Preparing biological samples
Preparing compounds for products
Maintaining laboratory equipment
Training personnel in technical skills
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Food Science Technician
Summary
Food science technician conducting standardized tests on food and beverage products to assess physical and chemical properties, while assisting in research, quality control, and maintaining laboratory equipment
Experience
Food Science Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Conducted standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, or preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations
Measured, tested, or weighed bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dimensions met specifications
Maintained records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies
Monitored and controlled temperature of products in a laboratory setting
Analyzed test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables
Performed regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing
Provided assistance to food scientists or technologists in research and development, production technology, or quality control
Skills
Checking & Planning
Analyzing chemical compounds, Testing material and finished quality, Measuring physical properties, Evaluating material quality
Core Skills
Examining living behavior, Researching methods, Recording research data
Hands-On Work
Cleaning objects, Preparing biological samples, Preparing compounds for products
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On site, Remote
Education
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Tasted foods to ensure flavor specificationsMeasured containers to verify strength and dimensionsMaintained records of testing results as requiredMonitored and controlled product temperaturesAnalyzed test results to classify productsPerformed maintenance on laboratory equipment
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Tasted foods to ensure compliance with flavor specifications and quality standards
Maintained detailed records of testing results to support quality assurance processes
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Tasted foods to ensure compliance with flavor specifications, resulting in fewer customer complaints about flavor
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Fewer complaints about flavor from customersIncreased customer satisfaction with productsBetter alignment with flavor profiles
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Maintained detailed records of testing results to support quality assurance processes
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Daily updates for all testing resultsWeekly summaries of testing outcomesRegular entries for each batch tested
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What a Food Science Technician does
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Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.
What it pays
How much does a Food Science Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,020
Median
$52,130
75th percentile
$63,270
About 14,600 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$38,640
$40,940
$44,470
AR
$43,710
$46,810
$55,820
CA
$47,080
$54,200
$64,100
CO
$55,750
$58,540
$64,850
CT
$47,710
$49,700
$55,900
FL
$46,120
$58,500
$82,350
GA
$39,730
$53,150
$80,560
IA
$47,180
$50,740
$58,150
ID
$42,550
$48,980
$55,630
IL
$50,730
$60,820
$81,090
IN
$40,410
$44,630
$51,820
KS
$36,900
$39,930
$65,040
KY
$52,640
$64,770
$80,490
LA
$36,940
$44,310
$46,680
MA
$44,900
$56,850
$63,170
MD
$50,900
$57,880
$68,250
MI
$49,610
$52,130
$55,510
MN
$48,190
$57,940
$63,020
MO
$46,560
$59,570
$83,570
MS
$37,580
$51,460
$67,490
NC
$46,380
$48,640
$56,750
NE
$47,580
$48,530
$54,010
NJ
$44,520
$56,730
$65,110
NM
$37,620
$46,500
$46,500
NV
$53,170
$59,070
$62,870
NY
$50,660
$55,470
$61,960
OH
$48,060
$57,060
$66,050
OK
$41,560
$47,240
$49,260
OR
$45,980
$50,590
$57,530
PA
$40,440
$48,060
$57,490
PR
$28,150
$36,050
$36,360
SC
$36,280
$39,480
$51,940
SD
$41,190
$48,760
$52,750
TX
$40,040
$47,760
$57,120
UT
$41,240
$45,110
$50,270
VA
$60,490
$65,360
$72,950
VT
$49,360
$60,980
$61,000
WA
$48,740
$62,070
$79,850
WI
$47,090
$55,690
$61,320
Other names
Other names for this job
bottle house qc technician, bottle house quality control technician, central laboratory technician, CLT, dairy laboratory technician, dairy technician, flavor technician, food qc technician, food quality control technician, food quality technician, food safety quality assurance technician, food safety technician.
More names for this work
food technician, laboratory technician, quality assurance lab technician, quality assurance technician, quality control technician, quality technician, research technician, sugarcane research technician, biotechnician, beer brewer, butter fat tester, cheese tester, cream tester, dairy and food lab assist, dairy and food laboratory assistant, dairy lab tech, dairy tech, dairy technologist, dairy tester, data control assistant, fermentologist, flavor tech, food analyst, food products tester, food quality tech, food safety qa tech, food safety tech, food science tech, food taster, food tech, food tester, fruit tester, juice standardizer, juice tester, lab assistant, lab tech, laboratory assistant, malt specifications control assistant, milk tester, qa analyst, qa lab tech, qc tech, quality analyst, quality assurance analyst, quality tech, research tech, seed analyst, sensory scientist.
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Food Science Technician
Already yours: Analyzing chemical compounds, Testing material and finished quality, Recording research data
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Median pay
$52,130 a year
What you have not done yet. Researching methods, Evaluating material quality, Cleaning objects
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What you have not done yet. Monitoring operational procedures, Analyzing operational or research data, Analyzing test or performance data
This page is about the occupation Food Science Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.