Food Sci Professional Job Outlook & Salary Trends (2025–2030) | FoodSciJobs.com
1. 3D Food Printing Process Engineer
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$105,000
$105,000
Salary Range (USD)
$80,000 – $140,000
$80,000 – $140,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Rising (additive manufacturing)
Rising (additive manufacturing)
% Roles That Can Be Remote
20%
20%
Key Hiring Sectors
Startups, R&D
Startups, R&D
2. Lab-on-Chip QA Platform Engineer
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$98,000
$98,000
Salary Range (USD)
$70,000 – $125,000
$70,000 – $125,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Emerging (miniaturized tests)
Emerging (miniaturized tests)
% Roles That Can Be Remote
25%
25%
Key Hiring Sectors
Labs, startups
Labs, startups
3. Lab-on-a-Chip Microfluidics Engineer
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$95,000
$95,000
Salary Range (USD)
$70,000 – $120,000
$70,000 – $120,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Emerging
Emerging
% Roles That Can Be Remote
10%
10%
Key Hiring Sectors
Diagnostics, startups
Diagnostics, startups
4. AI-Based Contaminant Detection Lead
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$95,000
$95,000
Salary Range (USD)
$65,000 – $120,000
$65,000 – $120,000
5-Year Job Outlook
High demand (vision QA)
High demand (vision QA)
% Roles That Can Be Remote
30%
30%
Key Hiring Sectors
Tech vendors
Tech vendors
5. Rapid Pathogen Detection Specialist
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$92,000
$92,000
Salary Range (USD)
$70,000 – $115,000
$70,000 – $115,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Critical
Critical
% Roles That Can Be Remote
15%
15%
Key Hiring Sectors
Labs, USDA
Labs, USDA
6. Food Safety Automation Engineer
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$90,000
$90,000
Salary Range (USD)
$65,000 – $120,000
$65,000 – $120,000
5-Year Job Outlook
High demand
High demand
% Roles That Can Be Remote
20%
20%
Key Hiring Sectors
Processors, integrators
Processors, integrators
7. Functional Ingredient Formulation Scientist
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$90,000
$90,000
Salary Range (USD)
$70,000 – $120,000
$70,000 – $120,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Growing (health focus)
Growing (health focus)
% Roles That Can Be Remote
35%
35%
Key Hiring Sectors
CPG, labs
CPG, labs
8. High-Pressure Processing Systems Designer
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$90,000
$90,000
Salary Range (USD)
$65,000 – $115,000
$65,000 – $115,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Stable (non-thermal QC)
Stable (non-thermal QC)
% Roles That Can Be Remote
15%
15%
Key Hiring Sectors
OEMs, processors
OEMs, processors
9. Predictive Shelf-Life Scientist
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$88,000
$88,000
Salary Range (USD)
$65,000 – $110,000
$65,000 – $110,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Growing
Growing
% Roles That Can Be Remote
25%
25%
Key Hiring Sectors
Labs, CPG
Labs, CPG
10. AI Quality Inspection Lead
Median Annual Salary (USD)
$88,000
$88,000
Salary Range (USD)
$60,000 – $105,000
$60,000 – $105,000
5-Year Job Outlook
Stable
Stable
% Roles That Can Be Remote
30%
30%
Key Hiring Sectors
Vision vendors
Vision vendors