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A Nutritional Sciences degree can be the foundation for career opportunities in areas such as:

Further information on each of these categories is listed below. Contact your academic adviser for more information about recommended courses to prepare for these careers.

Clinical Dietetics icon-olus-circle
  • Hospitals, long-term care, and outpatient settings
  • Many specialties (pediatric, renal, diabetes, nutrition support, etc.). RDN generally required

 

Food and Nutrition Management icon-olus-circle
  • Hospitals, long-term care, businesses, schools
  • Work with chefs or at spas
  • Consult regarding healthy choices on menu

 

Public Health Nutrition/Policy/Government icon-olus-circle
  • Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
  • Public Health Department with state and county agencies
  • Cooperative Extension
  • Congregate Meals program
  • Staff resource to legislator
  • Government agency--USDA, FDA, NIH, etc.
  • Health care reform
  • Regulatory: Labeling, Food standards etc.
  • Lobbyist in state or federal government
Education and Research icon-olus-circle
  • College, university, health professional school, and culinary school
  • Teach K-12 (requires further course work)
  • Create and write curriculum for state board of education, Dairy Council, Cooperative Extension
  • Worksite wellness--teach nutrition, exercise, fitness and other health promotion to employees
  • Manage or assist with clinical protocols, interventions, or clinical trials

 

Consultant / Private Practice icon-olus-circle
  • Private practice consultation to hospitals and long-term care facilities on hourly or "job" basis
  • Client counseling for weight management, eating disorders, sports nutrition, diabetes management, etc. from either physician referrals and/or advertisements
  • Write cookbooks, educational programs, or articles for local newspapers or specialty magazines
  • Food photography
  • Consult at health clubs / spas as a personal trainer-nutritionist

 

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Use your nutrition degree and skills for a career in a health-related profession

  • Chiropractor (DC)
  • Dentist (DDS)
  • Naturopathic Doctor (ND)
  • Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Physician (MD or DO)
  • Physician Assistant (PA)
  • Podiatrist (DP)
  • Veterinarian (DVM)
  • Nursing
Business and Industry icon-olus-circle

Careers in business and industry include jobs such as sales, marketing, public relations, research and development (labeling, recipes, and product informtation) and production quality control.

  • Food (eg. Cambell Soup, Kraft Foods, Proctor & Gamble)
  • Information Technology (eg. CBORD, Compu-Cal, Computrition, ESHA Research, First DataBank)
  • Nutritionals (eg. Mead Johnson, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Novartis Nutrition, Ross Products)
  • Nutraceuticals (eg. Archer Daniels Midland, Cooke Pharma, GeniSoy Products)
  • Pharmaceutical (eg. Eli Lily, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer)
  • Food Service Equipment (eg. Diversey Lever, Ecolab, Hamilton Beach Commercial, Hobart)
  • Food Service Contract Management (eg. Aramark Healthcare, Morrison Management, Sodexho)
  • Food Service Vendors (eg. Precision Foods, Super Bakery, Sysco, US Foodservice)
  • Medical Equipment (eg. Bodystat, HealtheTech, Johnson & Johnson)
  • Trade Associations (eg. Cranberry Institute, Dairy Council, Peanut Institute, Pork Producers)
Media icon-olus-circle
  • Commodity groups (trade associations) hire public relations firms
  • Radio, TV, newspapers, and magazines are a major source of nutrition education for the public
  • Cooperative extension agents often write for the local media
International Food Organizations icon-olus-circle
  • Peace Corps
  • Non-governmental organizations such as CARE, Food for the Hungry, or World Relief
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
  • US AID (Agency for International Development)
  • Multi-national corporation
  • Consulting and research collaboration
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