Physical and Engineering Science Technicians I

How to become a food science technician

Official title: Food science technician

Also called: Brewery technician, Food analysis technician, Food bacteriological technician, Food processing technician, Food production technician, Food quality technician, Food technician, Assistant Food Technologist, Brewery technician, Food production technician, Food technician

Food science technician works with food scientists or technologists to perform standardised qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. He/she assists in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

Main tasks

Conducting chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists and engineers in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials

Ways in

Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Applied Food Science. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition (Nanyang Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a food science technician?

Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma.

Will AI change the work of a food science technician?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026