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Food and wine taster

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Key facts

+0.6%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +0.6% (BLS).

The job

Food and beverage tasters and graders (ISCO 7515). Food and beverage tasters and graders inspect, taste and grade various types of agricultural products, food and beverages.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

19 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • coffee beverage taster
  • coffee drinks taster
  • coffee taster
  • coffee tasting expert
  • coffee tasting specialist
  • dairy milk analyst
  • dairy milk controller
  • farm milk analyst
  • farm milk controller
  • farm milk controllers
  • farm milk monitor
  • food grader
  • food product grader
  • malt expert
  • malt master
  • malter
  • malting expert
  • malting master
  • master coffee roaster

Training

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Graders and sorters, agricultural products; Food science technicians)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $43,930
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.