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Careers in Dairy Science
The Dairy Science department assists students with summer internship placement as well as for permanent job opportunities. The department maintains active contacts with the dairy industry and invites companies to the department to conduct onsite interviews with students. In 2008 12 interview sessions were conducted for Dairy Science students by companies that visited the department. These interviews resulted in many job offers. The Dairy Science major maintains 100% placement with excellent starting salaries. Current starting salaries range in the region of $45,000 to $50,000 per year for students with a B.S. degree. The Dairy Science major offers numerous exciting job opportunities. A sampling of careers of alumni shows the wide range of career opportunities available in dairy science.
| Agri-King | Hilmar Cheese Company | Saputo Cheese USA |
| Anderson-Erickson Dairy | Kemps | Schreiber Foods |
| Associated Milk Producers Inc | Kraft Foods | Schwan's |
| Braum's Dairy | Land O'Lakes | Sunny Fresh Foods (Cargill Kitchen Solutions) |
| Continental Custom Ingredients | Leprino Foods Company | Valley Queen Cheese Factory |
| Dairigold | Naturaly Iowa | Wells' Dairy, Inc |
| Daisy Brand | North Star Processing | |
| Davisco Foods Int'l, Inc. | Pfizer Animal Health | |
| Ecolab | Roberts Dairy | |
| Glanbia Foods USA | Rochester Cheese |
| Big Game Feeds | Kraft Foods | Sunny Fresh Foods |
| City View Farms | La Combe | Swiss Valley Farms |
| Dairi Lean | Land O' Lakes | Tornberg Dairy |
| DairyNet 2000 | Leprino Foods | Transova Genetics |
| Davisco Foods Intl | Paullina Farmer Coop | Valley Queen Cheese |
| First District Association | Roberts Dairy | VoGrin Swiss Farms |
| Hilmar | Schreiber Foods | Wells Dairy |
| Jackson Ice Cream | Select Sires | Wisconsin Holstein Association |
Kemps |
Schwan's |
Animal/Dairy Food Science Jobs
Internship listings at Dairy Shrine
South Dakota State University
/ Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College
of Agricultural and Biological Sciences