Food Science Technicians

Most exposed tasks

No task is classified fully automatable in this release. The highest-exposure task relative to this role is shown in the free snapshot above; the assistive work is detailed next.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Record or compile test results or prepare graphs, charts, or reports.70
• Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies.65
• Analyze test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables.60

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics.10
• Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing.20
• Prepare or incubate slides with cell cultures.20

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 38 puts Food Science Technicians in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 0 of 16 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 8 augmentable, and 8 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $52,130median wage
• 14,600employed
• 3,200annual openings
• +4.4%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Food Scientists and Technologists 39
• Chemical Technicians 35
• Quality Control Analysts 37
• Quality Control Systems Managers 42
• Agricultural Inspectors 30
• Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 22

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Food Science Technicians

Will AI replace Food Science Technicians?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 38 mean for a Food Science Technicians?

It means that, weighted across the 16 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 38 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics; Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing; Prepare or incubate slides with cell cultures. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.