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Where a sensory scientist can go next

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

Sensory scientists carry out sensory analysis in order to compose or improve flavours and fragrances for the food, beverage and cosmetics industry. They base their flavour and fragrance development on sensory and consumer research. Sensory scientists carry out research and analyse statistical data to meet customers expectations.

Also known as sensory and consumer research scientist, consumer and sensory scientist, sensory science consultant, sensory research scientist, chocolate scientist, perfumery sensory scientist, sensory science specialist, bakery scientist, sensory science advisor.

Professionals 41 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fragrance chemist, 33%

Fig. 2 · Career map 2 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 2 nearest destinations from sensory scientist, 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 sensory scientist already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A sensory scientist needs 20 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

quantitative sensory testing health and welfare
advise on fragrances communication, collaboration and creativity
create beverage recipes with botanicals communication, collaboration and creativity
food flavourings engineering, manufacturing and construction
olfaction natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
research fragrances information skills
allergology health and welfare
combination of flavours engineering, manufacturing and construction
research new food ingredients communication, collaboration and creativity
prepare raw materials handling and moving

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

fragrance chemist 30% covered · difficulty 72.7

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a sensory scientist’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.