Martin 1 Chylee Martin Mrs. Drennon PBS September 10, 2013 Career Journal #3 1.

Food Scientist or Food Technologist 2. Must have a decent GPA (at least a 2.0) and have taken classes in chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology, microbiology, etc.; for a B.S. degree, a minimum of 128 credits is required, including collegiate courses in fields such as chemistry, food microbiology, nutrition, food engineering, and product development; some students continue into dental, medical, and even law school with their background in food science 3. Vary according to food science specialization; jobs available in quality assurance (monitoring food production and analyzing food to determine amount of nutrients, sugars, etc.), in research (discovering and experimenting with different food storage methods or food additives), or in development (focusing on making and improving existing food products) 4. National mean hourly wage: $30.84, national mean annual wage: $64, 140 (with an employment of 13, 680); salaries have potential to increase dramatically with experience 5. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012 May). Food Scientist and Technologists. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes191012.htm College of Agricultural Sciences. Food Science Major. Penn State. Retrieved from

Martin 2 http://foodscience.psu.edu/majors Degree Directory. What Does a Food Scientist Do? DegreeDirectory.org. Retrieved from http://degreedirectory.org/articles/What_Does_a_Food_Scientist_Do.html 6. This career does not necessarily relate to what we are studying because the job requirements are more along the lines of food production and monitoring. I think it would be interesting to work in this field, especially determining the amount of different nutrients, sugars, and vitamins in particular foods. Even though I do not see myself working in this industry, I do think that it would be a fascinating job because of the experiments some scientists or technologists conduct on different food products.