Also called: Tea Buyer, Tea Blender
Selects, blends, and teaches about fine teas for tea shops, hotels, and brands.
You taste dozens of oolongs and pu-erhs, write tasting notes, and create blends for a tea brand. You might lead afternoon tea at a luxury hotel or travel to gardens in China, India, or Japan. It is a small, specialized world.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Tea specialist certifications and experience.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can share tea facts; tasting, blending and guiding guests stay a sensory, human craft.
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