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Flight Attendants

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $27.49 High school diploma or equivalent 23%  projected growth 600  annual job openings

Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.99 No formal educational credential 22%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Food Batchmakers

Manufacturing $18.14 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 390  annual job openings

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $19.11 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Hospitality & Tourism $16.02 No formal educational credential 36%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

Food Preparation Workers

Hospitality & Tourism $17.25 No formal educational credential 27%  projected growth 2,540  annual job openings

Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

Food Science Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $28.57 Associate's degree 25%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

Food Scientists and Technologists

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $37.33 Bachelor's degree 25%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Hospitality & Tourism $16.31 No formal educational credential 25%  projected growth 1,170  annual job openings

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.

Food Service Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $35.16 High school diploma or equivalent 24%  projected growth 260  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.