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2009 IFT MeMbershIp eMployMenT & salary survey

Policies on breeding and crossbreeding often vary across countries and are prone to change within country at each election of a new government. Tepid and variable commitments of government to long term breeding programmes have been identified as an additional constraint in sustainability of genetic improvement. Little coordination and poor linkage among government agencies and other stakeholders, little access to technologies and meagre training on animal breeding for technicians has influenced the rate of genetic gain further. Necessity of conserving local genetic resources is yet to be considered in many countries. Breed conservation should be recognized realizing that some valuable. | I BY MARY ELLEN KUHN 2009 IFT MEMBERSHIP EMPLOYMENT SALARY SURVEY The median salary for members of the Institute of Food Technologists in the United States climbed a relatively modest 4.4 to 87 700 over the past two years according to the results of the 2009 IFT Membership Employment Salary Survey conducted this past fall. In the 2007 survey the median salary of 84 000 represented a 7.7 increase from 2005 s 78 000 a figure that was up 6.6 from the 2003 median of 73 150. That the salary increase for the past two years was lower than in the past comes as no surprise to those who keep close tabs on the employment scene. It seems likely that the economic downturn triggered by the stock market freefall late in 2008 had an effect on the job market last year. There was a much more conservative approach to filling positions in the past 12 months than I ve seen in my 16 years in the business observed recruiter and Professional Member Moira McGrath. In this economy companies are not buying candidates said McGrath President of OPUS International Inc. a Deerfield Beach Fla.-based recruiting firm that specializes in food science professionals. They are trying to fill positions with the best quality candidates and they re willing to wait for the best candidate to come along. We re finding that jobs are staying open longer and that candidates who are getting the job offers are those who are perfect who can bring the perfect technical skills the employer seeks she continued. Can- pg 20 technology 02.10 www.ift.org Despite the recessionary climate the median salary for food scientists polled by IFT increased by 4.4 over the past two years. Table 1 Trends over the past 43 years as indicated by previous IFT surveys Year 1966 1979 1993 1995 1997 1999 2003 2005 2007 2009 No. of questionnaires sent 7 100 12 370 18 916 19 538 19 538 19 478 13 667 12 625 11 139 10 874 No. of respondents 4 959 5 884 7 785 6 937 5 933 4 950 3 934 3 732 3 078 2 728 Percent return 71 48 42 36 31 26 29 30 28 .