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Where a food biotechnologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a food biotechnologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Food biotechnologists study the life cycle of food from its preservation up to the spoilage and the food-borne pathogens. They research and understand food-borne diseases in order to prevent them. They ensure that food products abide by government regulations regarding food health and safety.

Also known as food biotech technician, technician for food industry bioeconomy, food biotech specialist.

Professionals 71 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: food regulatory advisor, 62%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
food regulatory advisor 62% covered food grader 57% covered food technologist 53% covered food analyst 52% covered food production engineer 51% covered food biotechnologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from food biotechnologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a food biotechnologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A food biotechnologist needs 45 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • bioethics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • food products composition engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • perform microbiological analysis in food handling and moving
  • food toxicity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • monitor processing conditions information skills
  • enzymatic processing health and welfare
  • follow-up lab results information skills
  • food product ingredients engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • foodborne diseases health and welfare
  • monitor developments used for food industry information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a food biotechnologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Food biotechnologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a food biotechnologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.