1. Food Inspector
Trent Allison
5th

2. Food Inspector
• I chose this career because I thought it would be fun to
inspect animals before they are slaughtered and after and
to make sure the animals are safe to eat before being
slaughtered.
• This job requires good skills and great visibility and
handling techniques.
• Requires you to be calm and gentle and you need to take
your time.
• Focus on details and specify
• Have high and joyful energy
• Make sure things are clean and well cooked

3. Nature of Work
• Have to have good handling skills
• Have to have good vision
• Have to be able to focus on details and specify
• Have to be able to observe well
• Have to have a strong stomach
• Good communication
• Good decision making skills, ect…

4. Working Conditions
• Outdoors
• Indoors
• Variety of weather conditions such as
snow, rain, hot summer days, ect..
• Loud or quiet areas
• Clean or dirty areas

5. Education
•In order to be a food
inspector you have to
have a bachelors degree
and a high school
diploma.

6. Job Outlook, Employment
• $32,760 per year
• No work experience and on the job
training is required
• 21,300 jobs
• Job outlook is 7% slower than usual
• The employment change is 1,500 lay offs
a year

7. Earnings
• High earnings a year = $61,000
• Low earnings a year = $24,00
• Average earning = $32,000 to $33,000

8. Use of Technology in Career
• X-ray inspection (Anritsu HD and Ultra HD x-ray)- Detects anything
other than metals and access items in the food while being processed
and finds contaminant products in items.
• Checkweighers (SV series)- Limit the amount of product giveaway and
keep it even through all packages keeping the weight at a minimum.
• Metal detectors (Anritsu DUW (Dual Wave) series metal detection)-
Detect metals in food and missing items and underweight items also
limits metal contaminant without fail.

9. Is this Career Still Appealing to Me
• This career is still appealing to me because I love animals
and I think it would still be fun to inspect animals before
and after they are dead. I have a very strong stomach that
can handle the stench of the dead animals and the site of
them. This would be a great career to pursue also because I
have great vision and respect for food especially food I eat.

10. Works Cited
• http://www.us.anritsu-industry.com/
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• www.weebly.com
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• http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/clusters-occupations.html
• www.bls.gov/oco
• http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/cleanplatecharlie/2010/09/inspectors_shut_down_three_unlicens
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• www.vimeo.com
• http://niagaraatlarge.com/2012/02/02/federal-liberals-condemn-harper
• http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-menu-government-food-police.html
• s-plan-to-cut-food-inspectors/
• http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cpr-1/Pages/LogisticsSpecialistsKeepNavyShipsSupplied.aspx
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mad-cow-disease-finding-shows-that-food-inspection-
system-is-working/2012/04/25/gIQAApjvgT_story.html
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