Also called: Roastmaster, Q Grader (Coffee Taster)
Roasts green coffee beans to bring out specific flavors, and tastes ('cups') coffees to judge quality.
You load green beans into a roaster, listen for the 'first crack,' and pull the batch at exactly the right second. Afternoons you cup coffees from Ethiopia and Colombia, slurping loudly from spoons to score them.
Estimate; green-coffee buyers who travel to farms earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; Specialty Coffee Association courses and the Q Grader certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Smart roasters repeat profiles automatically; developing roasts and cupping coffee stay human, with fewer roasters per plant.
Classes: Chemistry, Business, Culinary arts.
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