It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. The role of an ice cream flavor developer is simple – taste and evaluate lots and lots of ice cream.
Seasoned professionals may also come up with new recommendations for future flavors.
Contrary to what you may think, these specialists are not paid in frozen treats. Instead, a senior evaluator can earn over $50,000 each year. In some cases, the company also insures these individuals. One evaluator has his taste buds insured to $1,000,000.
You have been suggested this career option because you provided at least two of the following answers in your survey:
Your best quality = An understanding of what people want
Just because ice cream tastes good to you, it doesn't mean everyone will love it. Therefore a good ice cream flavor developer understands the public sentiment on a variety of kinds of ice cream.
A prerequisite you are most willing to gain and/or maintain = A degree in food science
It's easier to evaluate ice cream if you understand how it is made.
You considered this to be the best job perk = Plenty to eat, whenever you want it
Hope you like ice cream.
This statement from someone already in the field was most appealing to you = "The company saw my ability as an asset. I'm holding the keys to our company."
Naturally having taste buds this valuable makes one confident of their role in the organization.
You most see yourself doing this = Refraining from drinking, smoking and eating onions, garlic, or pepper
You'd better – all can do harm to your taste buds
Which risk you see yourself taking = Getting sick and losing your job
Some day you may actually get sick of eating all that ice cream.
