Occupation Atlassensory scientist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8606c0fd-c7cb-404d-887f-3a30ef7a81b4
sensory scientist
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.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.71
- R Realistic5.05
- C Conventional3.95
- E Enterprising2.58
- A Artistic2.45
- S Social2.16
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Food Scientists and Technologists (19-1012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on fragrances
- allergology
- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- analytical chemistry
- chemistry
- combination of flavours
- create beverage recipes with botanicals
- food flavourings
- market research
- microbiology-bacteriology
- molecular biology
- olfaction
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- prepare raw materials
- quantitative sensory testing
- research fragrances
- research new food ingredients
- statistical analysis system software
- statistics
- toxicology
Optional (21)
- add scent
- advise food industry
- allergies
- analyse consumer buying trends
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- assess quality characteristics of food products
- check quality of raw materials
- create fragrances formulae
- describe flavour of different wines
- describe the flavour of different beers
- develop new food products
- document analysis results
- food allergies
- food legislation
- food science
- participate in the development of new food products
- perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials
- perfume raw materials
- report analysis results
- test fragrances against customer satisfaction
- troubleshoot cosmetics formula issues
O*NET equivalents
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