Dairy Technology

I would prefer food technology over dairy, but even dairy has ample opportunities. Food technology
Jobs & Career
India is a growing country in order to the food industries. There are around 500 million high and medium class consumers and any industry that is involved in the food sector, do not want to spoil the opportunity to grab the consumers. That's why the demand of food technologist is increasing day by day in India. A professional in the field of food technology can find the employment in the field of food manufacturing plant, research and development labs, catering companies, food whole sellers, restaurant and the hospital. People can choose the area of their working as per the interest in their subject. Some of the regulatory positions are also available by the introduction of new food law. There is a big opportunity to work with across the countries with multinational companies. Job Profiles:
Some of the job profiles in the field of food technology are as the following:
Food Technologists
Organic Chemists
Biochemists
Analytical Chemists
Home Economists
Engineers
Research Scientists
Managers
Accountants
Senior Food Technologist
Head Engineer
Production Manager
Assistant General Manager
Senior Manager
Salary
It is one of the best paying professional fields in India. Afresh graduate of food technology may get the1 Lacs to 1.5 Lacs per annum. By getting some experience and the higher degree you may get 2.5 LPA to 4 LPA. Some of the reputed food industries offer 6 LPA to 10 LPA to the skilled, qualified, experienced and expert professionals. You may get the height of remuneration by gaining the lots of experience in this field. Recruiters:
Some of the reputed recruiters in the field of food technology are as the following:
MTR Foods limited
Amul
Dabur India Ltd
Godrej Industrial Limited
PepsiCo India Holdings
Britannia Industries Ltd
Nestle India Pvt Ltd
ITC Limited
Agro Tech Foods
Parle Products Pvt Ltd
Perfetti India Ltd
Hindustan Lever Limited
Cadbury India Ltd
Milkfood
Gits Food Products Pvt Ltd.

Dairy Technology course primarily deals with topics such as- milk production, animal husbandry, cattle rearing, storage of milk, transportation and packing of dairy products, modern technology used in dairy sector, chemistry, nutrition Science, marketing, management, dairy unit operations etc.
Scope, salary and job opportunities:
In case of B.Tech dairy Technology graduates, the prime recruiters are Dairy farms and firms that processes dairy products. Average starting salary is generally between INR 2 Lacs - INR 4 Lacs Rupees per year. In case of business venture, earnings will vary much. In such firms, one may take on responsibilities such as-
Dairy Plant supervisor
Dairy Plant Manager/Assistant Manager
Purchase Manager
Logistics and Distribution Manager
Quality Control Officer
Graduates may also find officer level job posts in Food processing and production firms too. Also, after following up B.Tech. Degree with M.Tech. Degree, one may also pursue a teaching career. It will also help one build a career in the Research and Development sector too.