How to become a Food and Beverage Taster or Grader
Official title: Food and Beverage Tasters and Graders
Food and beverage tasters and graders inspect, taste and grade agricultural products, food and drinks.
Main tasks
- Inspect, test, taste and smell agricultural products, food and drinks at various stages of processing
- Determine flavour and consumer acceptability, estimate value and classify products into appropriate grades
- Weigh and measure products for grading
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$461,000 a year
- Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Other Food Processing and Related Trades Workers
- Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers
- Bakers, Pastry-cooks and Confectionery Makers
- Dairy-Products Makers
- Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preservers
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Questions people ask
How much does a Food and Beverage Taster or Grader earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$461,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Food and Beverage Taster or Grader a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Food and Beverage Taster or Grader?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- 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