Modeled career paths · Food production

Where does a Food Scientist go next?

What employers are asking a Food Scientist for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Production Manager, Food+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Food Scientist go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Food Operations+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Food Scientist go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Sustainability+81% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Food Operations. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Agronomist-7% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Food Scientist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Forester+0% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Food Scientist go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.