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Given that it's a new year, perhaps you've decided that 2007 is the year that you finally make that career change into something about which you are utterly passionate. If you're reading Slashfood, we're going to guess that, like us, you're pretty passionate about food.Obviously, you could give up that corner office with the seven-figure salary and use of the company jet to become a food blogger, but food blogging as a profession is still relatively new and unsteady. Instead, CNN has come up with a list of Ten Jobs That Let You Eat, and we're not talking about doughnuts in the office break room on Fridays. Just be forewarned, though. A job in food is a labor of love. The highest average salary is $56K for a food scientist who has a degree in chemisty or engineering!
Here's the list from CNN, and more details on the link:
- Sommelier
- Event Planner
- Chef
- Quality Control Technician
- Food Scientist
- Caterer
- Dietitian
- Server
- Product Promoter
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1-04-2007 @12:28PM abbe said... thanks for posting this. i think they left some out though. maybe slashfood could come up with a better list?
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1-04-2007 @12:40PM Foodie Bride said... Any supply chain/procurement position in the food industry - my dad is always getting schmoozed with yummy goodies!
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1-04-2007 @2:35PM Spitzmaus said... A field I'd love to explore as my "second career" would be that of food product testing/tasting and/or recipe tester. How to go about is a topic for another Slashfood topic!!
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1-04-2007 @2:45PM Kevin said... I'd love to travel the world with a head of state or royal figure and be the person who tests each meal beforehand to check for poison. Just imagine the amazing food you'd get to taste--all up to that final paycheck.
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1-04-2007 @4:52PM Carolyn said... Yeah, I agree that they left a fair amount of other jobs that involve food, most especially restaurant critic. I also can't imagine if any of these professions (except for chef and caterer) where tasting food is a main part of the work. I mean, especially the dietician. It seems like they would be more about "not" eating. :)
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1-08-2007 @7:28PM mike said... not a bad list, i dont think they stress enough on the intensity of the work on some of the jobs. You would definetely get to eat as a chef/caterer but also as a sommelier cuz they have to know the food so they can pair the drinks with it, and a server needs to taste the food so they know what they're serving!
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1-10-2007 @11:08PM Cold Harbor said... Kevin -- it would be great to be a food taster for a royal, unless of course it really was poison -- then no more baked Alaska for you.
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1-11-2007 @1:43AM EVE JENSEN said... 56,000 IS NOT THE TOP SALARY SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO BETTER HOMEWORK, HEAD CHEFS IN LAS VEGAS MAKE 100,000 AND UPAVERAGE IS 125,000-150,000 AND SOUS CHEFS AVERAGE AROUND 75,000
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1-11-2007 @3:39AM Dianne said... Excuse me, but those of us who work in the REAL world know that Vegas chefs salaries are not the norm. If you are really really good and have the education, you MIGHT expect to clear 40-45K a year as an executive chef.
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