Health & Nutrition

As a fresher, a Food Technologist can earn INR Rs 2 to 3 lakh per annum (average) in India.
Within 5 years, you can reach INR 500,000 640,000 per annum. With an experience of 10 years on your CV, you can expect annual package of INR 900,000 1,180,000.
The salary structure for professionals within the Manufacturing function could be 20% (approximately) less than those in the R&D or QC/QA function. If you enjoy lot of frequent traveling, then go for the roles of Food Inspector.
Academic roles will pay as per the University pay scales. Then there will be more extra incentives as well for Sales & Marketing professionals. For nutritionist and dieticians, median annual wage is INR 210,000 for fresher; and Nutrition Managers can earn INR 750,000 per annum (average). As a nutritionist or diet counselor, you can also do freelancing.
If you end up in the Sales & Marketing (including Brand Management) role, the salary levels will be 20 25% higher than the R&D and QC/QA professionals.

Always remember Masters in any subject will always add the feather in your cap. You will learn many things. Diverse job opportunities exist in front of nutritionists and dieticians in India. Both Government and private sector job opportunities are available in front of them. Talking about the Government sector, some of the well-known recruiters include-
Government hospitals
Community health centres
Government Schemes and Missions (like ICDS, NHRM etc. )
Government Organizations (like FNB, ICMR, Public Health Foundation etc. )
Government R&D units
Government Nursing homes
Government Nutrition Education Institutes
Coming to the private sector, some of the well-known recruiters include-
Private clinics and hospitals
Nursing homes
NGOs
Food products manufacturing firms
Pharmaceutical firms.