Opportunities in the Food Industry

Below are descriptions of several careers in the food industry that are listed in activity 6a. What's my line? in Level A Six Easy Bites.

Advertising Sepcialist - organizes advertising for print media, coordinates advertising promotions, and is familiar with the food industry.
Grocery Store Manager - oversees all grocery store employees, advertising, marketing, and purchases.
Food Processing Worker - a person who works in a food processing plant that has a specific role in creating the finished food product.
Extension Educator - a person who works in the county educating the public on a variety of issues and topics.
Health Inspector - a health department worker who is responsible for inspecting restaurants and cafeterias. They assign a rating for the public to view after each inspection.
Food Technologist - applies science and engineering to the manufacturing process of food development.
Baker - a person who bakes and uses foods such as breads and cakes.
Home Economics Teacher - a person who works in a Jr. High or High School and educates students on general food preparation and preservation, general nutrition, and life skills such as cleaning and organization.
Researcher - a person who researches and investigates proposed methods and new discoveries.
Bus Boy/Bus Girl - a waitress or waiter's helper in a restaurant, usually in the clean up of a table.
Food Broker - a person who buys or sells food for food manufacturing companies.
Food Scientist - applies scientific and engineering principles in research, development, product technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and utlization of food.
Butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses animals for food; also a dealer in meat.
Food Salesman - a person who markets, represents, and promotes the sale of certain food products for a specific food manufacturing company.
Test Kitchen Manager - a person that manages the employees and work performed in a test kitchen. Test kitchen workers research and develop new food ingredients and products.
Nutrition Aide - a person who works in a nutrition or dietary department and completes a variety of tasks. These tasks may include delivering trays to patients in a hospital or serving food in a cafeteria.
Public Relations - a person who works in the marketing and representation of food products to the general public.
Caterer - a person who provides food and service, for example at large parties or wedding receptions.
Food Demonstrator - a person who demonstrates the preparation of a recipe. Demonstrators may work in a kitchen store, TV stations, or restaurants.
Writer for Newsletter - a person who writes about specific food related topics for newsletters. Topics may include food, restaurant, or recipe reviews, food preparation techniques, or nutrition and wellness advice.
Hospital Food Service - a person who works in a hospital kitchen preparing and serving food to patients, workers, and guests.
Dietitian - a person who coordinates, plans, and conducts programs to educate patients about nutrition and administers medical nutrition therapy. Dietitians also may oversee a food service operation.
Nutritionist - a person who conducts programs on nutrition; often works in wellness or weight loss clinics.
Host/Hostess - a person who greets and then seatss individuals as they enter a restaurant.
Dishwasher - a person who rinses, loads, and operates a dishwasher in a food service kitchen.
School Lunch Server - Serves food to youth in a school cafeteria.
Vending Machine Stocker - a person who travels to area vending machines and restocks them.
Farmer - a person who operates a farm, including raising livestock, planting, and harvesting land.
Stock Person - a person who works with inventory in a food warehouse. This person oversees the entering and exiting of food from a manufacturer's warehouse.
Warehouse Supervisor - a person who oversees the employees and actions of a food storage warehouse.
Packer - a person who works in a food processing plant that packs foods in product packaging according to food safety and freshness requrements.
Waiter/Waitress - a person who waits on tables in a restaurant, serving food and drinks.
Statistician - a person who works with the supply and demand of food. Statisticians interpret data to determine percentages.
Truck Driver - a person who transports food either from the farmer to the processing plant or from the processing plant to the grocery store, restaurant, or food market.
Food Service Worker - Prepares salads, sauces, desserts, entrees according to proper preparation methods. Serves food to customers.
Food Photojournalist - a person who writes about food, recipes, or techniques using photographs as the main story, with small captions underneath