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 pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Food and beverage tasters and graders - from R7 800 to R32 079 per month - 2026.
- A Food and beverage tasters and graders typically earns between R7 800 and R13 876 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R8 995 and R17 578 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- 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
