Food Science Technicians

Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

• R Realistic5.57
• C Conventional5.04
• I Investigative4.51
• E Enterprising1.96
• S Social1.73
• A Artistic1.33

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

• High School Diploma or the equivalent17%
• Some College Courses12%
• Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree23%
• Bachelor's Degree32%
• Master's Degree13%
• Doctoral Degree1%
• Post-Doctoral Training1%

Related work experience

Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (37%)

On-site or in-plant training

Up to and including 1 month (37%)

On-the-job training

Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (44%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

• Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
• SpeakingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
• WritingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
• Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
• Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
• SciencebasicImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
• CoordinationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
• MonitoringbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
• Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
• Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
• Active LearningbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
• InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system