Food and beverage tasters and graders
Food and beverage tasters and graders inspect, taste and grade various types of agricultural products, food and beverages.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your Wage
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Food and beverage tasters and graders - from $1,780 to $4,608 per month - 2026.
- A Food and beverage tasters and graders typically earns between $1,780 and $3,138 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,886 and $3,596 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling agricultural products, food and beverages at various stages of processing
- Determining quality, acceptability to consumer tastes and approximate value of products and grading them into appropriate classes
- Discarding inferior products
- Recording the grade and/or identification numbers on tags, receiving, or sales sheets
- Weighing and measuring products
