Also called: Flavor Guru, Dessert Product Developer
Invents new ice cream flavors for brands like Ben & Jerry's.
Flavor developers brainstorm wild ideas, mix chunks and swirls in test kitchens, run taste panels, and figure out how to make a flavor work in a factory.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Food science or culinary degree; dairy science programs help.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Food Science, Dairy Science, Culinary Arts.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can brainstorm flavor ideas, but test-kitchen mixing, taste panels and making swirls work in a factory stay hands-on.
Classes: Chemistry, Culinary arts or ProStart, Biology, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1012.
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