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Coffee taster

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Coffee beverage taster Coffee drinks taster Coffee taster Coffee tasting expert Coffee tasting specialist

Coffee tasters taste coffee samples in order to evaluate the features of the product or to prepare blending formulas. They determine the product's grade, estimate its market value, and explore how these products may appeal to different consumer tastes. They write blending formulas for workers who prepare coffee products for commercial purposes.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling agricultural products, food and beverages at various stages of processing;
(b) Determining quality, acceptability to consumer tastes and approximate value of products, and grading them into appropriate classes;
(c) Discarding inferior products;
(d) Recording the grade and/or identification numbers on tags, receiving, or sales sheets;
(e) Weighing and measuring products.

Knowledge

  • Food processing
  • Physics

Digital competencies

  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Preparing food and drinks
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation
  • Documenting technical designs, procedures, problems or activities
  • Promoting products, services, or programs

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Communicating
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Electrical and electronics trades workers

Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

21

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

8,47%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-30,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

95,24%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

14,29%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

35

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-7%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Electrical and electronics trades workers

98%

2%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Electrical and electronics trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Information and communications technology installers and servicers

No experience
16%
Less than 1 year
20%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
8%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
22%
Information and communication
21%
Administrative and support service activities
17%
Manufacturing
13%
Education
8%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.