Jobs in Mysore: IT, Manufacturing and Tourism Explained

Last updated: 22 September 2026 · By the Asuraa Team

What kinds of jobs does Mysore actually have?

Mysore (officially Mysuru) is often described as Bengaluru's quieter, more livable neighbor, but its job base is more specific than that label suggests. According to Wikipedia's Mysore economy overview, tourism and IT are the city's two dominant sectors, with the city drawing about 3.15 million tourists in 2010 alone. Layered on top of that older tourism and craft economy (weaving, sandalwood carving, bronze work) is a newer IT and IT-enabled services layer that grew through the 2000s.

The city is also a manufacturing satellite of the wider Mysore-Nanjangud industrial belt, and a food-science hub anchored by a national research institute. None of this makes Mysore a single-industry town — it means job seekers need to know which of four or five distinct layers they're actually applying into.

What industries define the Mysore job market?

Based on sourced facts, Mysore's job market breaks into five layers:

1. IT and ITES services — Wikipedia notes Mysore "emerg[ed] as the second largest software exporter in Karnataka...next to Bangalore" during the 2000s IT boom, home to Infosys, Wipro, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, ArisGlobal and Excelsoft Technologies.
2. Corporate training and onboarding delivery — Infosys' 337-acre campus in Mysore includes its Global Education Centre, a 1.44 million sq ft facility that can train over 14,000 people at a time and is described as the largest corporate training centre in the world.
3. Manufacturing and industrial parks — the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board has established industrial areas at Belagola, Belawadi, Hebbal and Hootagalli, per Wikipedia, with Nanjangud as a satellite zone hosting Nestlé India, TVS and Asian Paints.
4. Food technology and research — the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) anchors food-science research, testing and allied private-sector food processing roles.
5. Tourism and hospitality — driven by the city's palaces, heritage sites and roughly 3-million-plus annual visitor base per Wikipedia.

A 2026 Xpheno-KDEM study adds a sixth, cross-cutting layer: a genuine engineering and IT talent pool that other cities are now recruiting from, discussed below.

Named employers you'll actually see hiring

Do not assume a Mysore job posting from a big-name company means a Mysore-based team. Some are training deployments; others are full delivery centers. Employers that come up repeatedly in sourced material include Infosys (training campus plus delivery work), Wipro, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, ArisGlobal, Excelsoft Technologies and Triveni Engineering in IT/engineering; Nestlé India, TVS and Asian Paints in the Nanjangud manufacturing belt; and CFTRI-linked food technology employers. The 2026 KDEM-Xpheno report also names Capgemini as a participant in Karnataka's NIPUNA skilling program, which has trained 6,000 candidates regionally.

The dated hiring stat: what the 2026 KDEM-Xpheno report found

The most current, dated, city-specific data we could verify comes from the Mysuru Cluster Talent Report, released jointly by Xpheno and the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) on 23 July 2026 at the Mysuru Big Tech Show. Per CIOL's coverage:

• Mysuru's total white-collar professional pool is estimated at roughly 300,000, with about 90,000 of them experienced professionals.
• Over 20,000 jobs sit in IT and IT-enabled services, rising to 23,000+ when broader engineering-plus-IT roles are counted.
• About 44,600 professionals elsewhere in India expressed interest in relocating to Mysuru, with 69% of that interest coming from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Delhi.
• 46% of the existing talent pool has up to six years of experience — a young, early-to-mid-career base per Deccan Herald's report.

Honesty check: Naukri's national JobSpeak report for June 2026 records overall white-collar hiring up 6% year-on-year, with AI/ML roles up 25% and fresher hiring up 8%, but it does not publish a Mysore-specific growth percentage the way it sometimes does for Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai or Indore. Where a city-level JobSpeak number for Mysore isn't published, we're saying so rather than inventing one.

Sectors and roles at a glance

How to search for a Mysore job, step by step

1. Pick your layer first. Decide whether you're targeting IT/ITES, manufacturing, food tech or tourism — the same job title (e.g., "engineer") means very different things across these.
2. Search company career pages directly for Infosys, Wipro, L&T Infotech and other named employers, since third-party listings can lag or misrepresent location.
3. Filter by location precision. Some listings tagged "Mysore" are actually satellite postings for the Nanjangud industrial belt roughly 20-25 km away — check the exact work location before applying.
4. Use Asuraa's jobs page to filter by city and sector, and cross-reference with a company's own listings.
5. Check recruiter legitimacy before any interview involving payment or ID document requests (see the fake-jobs section below).
6. Track the KDEM-Xpheno and NASSCOM-Deloitte reports periodically, since Mysore's classification as an "emerging tech hub" is a recent (2023-2026) development still being tracked year over year.

A note on pay and cost of living

We were not able to find a dated, sourced, Mysore-specific salary or cost-of-living benchmark from a report as authoritative as JobSpeak or KDEM-Xpheno for this piece. Rather than estimate a number, we'll say plainly: verify current pay ranges on a live job listing or a salary-aggregator site at the time you apply, and don't treat any older salary figure — including ones in other blog posts — as current. NASSCOM-Deloitte research does note that Mysuru-based talent costs businesses roughly 25-30% less than in major tech centers, which is a useful directional signal even without a specific rupee figure attached.

How to avoid fake job postings

Mysore's rising profile as a "tier-2 tech talent hub" (per the 2026 KDEM-Xpheno report) makes it a target for recruitment scams that impersonate Infosys, Wipro or other known employers. Basic checks: never pay for an interview, training slot or offer letter; verify the posting against the company's own careers page; be suspicious of unsolicited WhatsApp or Telegram job offers referencing Infosys' Mysore training campus specifically, since its scale and fame make it a common impersonation target; and read our full guide on how to spot fake job postings before sharing any personal documents.

How Mysore compares to other cities

Mysore isn't chasing Bengaluru's scale — it's positioning itself as a lower-cost, well-connected alternative, helped by a 10-lane expressway link to Bengaluru noted in NASSCOM-Deloitte's emerging-hubs research. Compared with another emerging hub we've covered, jobs in Indore, Mysore's mix leans more heavily on IT training delivery, food science and tourism, and less on large-scale manufacturing or a state-backed startup investment push. Both cities show the same broader pattern: JobSpeak-tracked "emerging cities" (Bhubaneswar +21%, Indore +15% in June 2026) are outpacing several metros, even where a Mysore-specific percentage isn't separately published.

A short, illustrative example (fictional)

Consider "Ravi," a fictional example only: a mechanical engineering graduate from Mysore who first assumes Infosys' famous campus means an entry-level IT job. After checking the Global Education Centre's actual purpose, he instead applies through the Nanjangud industrial belt for a quality-control role at a manufacturer, using the sector table above to match his engineering background to the right layer of Mysore's economy rather than the most famous one.

What most guides get wrong

Most generic "jobs in Mysore" content treats Infosys' campus as evidence of a huge local IT hiring machine, when sourced facts show it is chiefly a training and onboarding facility (3-6 month stays, per its own description), not a hiring floor comparable to Bengaluru's delivery centers. Other guides also cite hiring-growth percentages without a dated source; we could not verify a Mysore-specific JobSpeak percentage for 2025 or 2026 and have said so rather than repeating an unsourced figure. Finally, many pieces ignore Mysore's food-technology and CFTRI-linked research employment entirely, despite it being a distinct, sourced part of the city's job base.

FAQ

What kinds of jobs are available in Mysore?

Mysore's job market centers on IT and ITES services (Infosys, Wipro, L&T Infotech, Excelsoft, ArisGlobal), corporate training delivery at Infosys' Global Education Centre, electronics and precision manufacturing around Belagola, Belawadi, Hebbal and Hootagalli, food technology roles tied to CFTRI, and tourism and hospitality jobs given Mysore's roughly 3.15 million annual visitors.

Is Mysore a good city for IT jobs?

Yes for entry-to-mid roles and training-heavy positions. Wikipedia calls Mysore Karnataka's second-largest software exporter after Bengaluru, and a 2026 KDEM-Xpheno report counts over 20,000 IT/ITES jobs and a roughly 300,000-strong white-collar talent pool in the city, with senior/niche roles still concentrated in Bengaluru.

Does Infosys hire directly in Mysore, or is it just a training campus?

Infosys' 337-acre Mysore campus is primarily its Global Education Centre, built to train over 14,000 people at a time, mainly new hires posted there for 3-6 months of onboarding rather than a standalone hiring office. Most direct Infosys recruitment and permanent placement still route through Bengaluru and other delivery centers.

What is the latest hiring data for Mysore?

The Mysuru Cluster Talent Report by Xpheno and Karnataka's KDEM, released 23 July 2026, found about 44,600 professionals nationally interested in relocating to Mysuru, over 20,000 IT/ITES jobs, and 23,000+ combined engineering and IT roles in the city. National Naukri JobSpeak data for June 2026 does not break out Mysore specifically.

How does Mysore compare to Bengaluru or Indore for jobs?

Mysore offers lower costs and less commute stress than Bengaluru but a narrower band of senior and specialized roles; NASSCOM-Deloitte research cites talent costs 25-30% below major hubs. Compared to Indore, another emerging hub with 11-15% JobSpeak hiring growth in 2026, Mysore leans more on IT training delivery and tourism than on manufacturing scale.

How do I avoid fake job postings for Mysore-based roles?

Verify the employer's name against its official careers page, never pay a fee for training, interview access or offer letters, be wary of postings offering Infosys or Wipro roles through unofficial WhatsApp or Telegram links, and cross-check recruiter contact details before sharing ID or bank information.

Final thoughts

Mysore's job market rewards specificity: know whether a listing means IT services, Infosys' training campus, the Nanjangud manufacturing belt, food technology or tourism, and verify every dated claim — including the ones in this post — against its original source before you rely on it. If you're weighing Mysore against other emerging cities before your first move, our guide on how to choose a city for your first job walks through the tradeoffs in more depth, and you can start browsing live openings on Asuraa's jobs page.