Below are the skills needed to be agricultural food scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Active Listening | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Writing | 3.88 | 4 |
Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 4.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be agricultural food scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Inductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.38 |
Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.38 |
Problem Sensitivity | 4 | 4.12 |
Written Comprehension | 4 | 4.38 |
Category Flexibility | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be agricultural food scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Production and Processing | 4.56 | 5.15 |
Chemistry | 4.48 | 5.7 |
Food Production | 4.22 | 4.63 |
Biology | 4.04 | 5.26 |
English Language | 3.85 | 4.52 |
Below are the work activities involved in being agricultural food scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.35 | 5.04 |
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | 4.31 | 4.85 |
Getting Information | 4.27 | 5.35 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.23 | 5.19 |
Analyzing Data or Information | 4.19 | 5.27 |
Below are the work styles involved in being agricultural food scientists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.54 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.42 | |
Dependability | 4.38 | |
Analytical Thinking | 4.31 | |
Cooperation | 4.12 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Agricultural Food Scientists jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 460 | $70,770 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 410 | $78,810 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 310 | $71,670 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 220 | $95,300 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade | 200 | $72,550 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 200 | $90,860 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls | 180 | $68,350 |
Columbus | 150 | $73,650 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 130 | $72,830 |
Cleveland-Elyria | 110 | N/A |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org