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Here are just a few of the many career opportunities available to graduates of a degree program in our department. Additional educational preparation may be required for some careers.

Food Industry • Food Service • Agribusiness • Health Care • Public Health • Voluntary and Community Organizations • Government • Public Policy • Research • Advocacy • Education • Communcation/Public Relations • Fundraising • Self-Employment • Professional Organizations

Major Job Category	Job Areas	Related Skills and Interests
Food Industry	advertising hotel/restaurant management economics manufacturing retail distribution marketing trade associations health food consumer affairs government affairs market research vending	legal council business economics food science consumerism computers photography health food management import/export program development
Food Service	hotel restaurant institutions catering cooking advertising cafeterias food buyer food taster food writer business	cooking managing marketing customer service negotiating writing creating sales
Agribusiness	farming processing engineering sales-products, services government affairs consumer affairs chemistry associations politics int'l trade advertising economics consumption surveys inspecting plant science business	economics writing research farming ecology gardening sustainable agriculture education sales
Health Care	clinical weight mgmt eating disorders psychology home care sports nutrition counseling alternative programs business medicine	education elderly coaching exercise people communication direct service administration health promotion teaching creating sales
Major Job Category	Job Areas	Related Skills and Interests
Public Health	journalism program development social marketing diplomatic service International business hospitals clinics	traveling living overseas poverty illiteracy language cultures direct service grass roots organizing medicine teaching resourcefulness problem solving working with people
Voluntary and Community Health Organizations	associations public policy fundraising education medicine	consumerism law writing public policy communication advocacy planning speaking
Government	food labeling research direct service community nutrition statistics speech writer gov't affairs program planning legislation regulatory	education writing research systems analysis food consumption materials development law planning
Public Policy	gov't affairs trade assn. advocacy legislation associations	journalism lobbying writing government politics speaking influencing changing law
Major Job Category	Job Areas	Related Skills and Interests
Research	food science market research behaviorism animals health environmental impact food consumption agriculture biology medicine science	analysis mathematics science research science writing journalism detail oriented publishing team work computers statistics
Advocacy	foundations public policy consumer organizations education food distribution politics poverty, hunger welfare law	team work helping legal counsel consumerism ethics and equity speaking uniting mediation arbitration education influencing program development organizing
Education	public schools universities hospitals government community food cooking computers software adult education	children adults adolescents teaching academia writing publishing cooking public speaking informing influencing
Communication/ Public Relations	publishing journalism advertising social marketing market research government relations media relations computers	promotion communications people creating artistic writing media organizing
Major Job Category	Job Areas	Related Skills and Interests
Fundraising	public policy foundations libraries advocacy	budgeting writing networking proposal writing creating health promotion helping accounting
Self-employment	sports counseling editor educator cooking demonstration fundraiser computers nutrition counseling	editor self-starting creative motivated entrepreneur budgeting flexibility organized
Professional organizations	consumer services administration public policy education	mentoring speaking organizing writing planning managing people/events

Source: "Untangling the Nutrition Web in Career Development." The Society for Nutrition Education Metro DC Affiliate.

A Nutritionist by Many Names?

What do you look under to find a job in the want ads?

administration • advocacy • clinical • community dietitian (manager, director) • dietary aide • dietetic manager • dietetic technician • dietitian (chief, clinical, research, teaching, therapeutic) • director • education • food management aide • food service • fundraiser • grant writer • health care  • home economist  • management • nutrition aide • nutrition consultant • nutrition educator • nutritionist • public health nutritionist • weight reduction specialist

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