Clinical Dietetics
• Hospitals
• Long Term Care
• Clinics
• Specialties: Renal, Pediatric
Median Salary: $38,000 Community Nutrition
• Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
• Public Health Department
• Cooperative Extension
• Congregate Meals Program
(Jobs available without RD)
Median Salary: $38,000 Consultant/Private Practice
• Hospitals
• Long Term Care
• Client counseling for weight management, eating disorders,
sports nutrition, diabetes
management
• Sales rep for food, nutritional or pharmaceutical companies
• Write cookbooks or articles
• Food photography
• Restaurant and/or food industry
• Health clubs/spas
• Entrepreneurs
Median Salary: $49,000 Corporate Careers
• Sales
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Research & Development
• Production—quality control International
• Peace Corps
• Non-governmental organizations
• United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization
• US AID (Agency for International Development)
• Multi-national Corporation
• Consulting/Research Collaboration
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Food & Nutrition Management
• Hospitals
• Long Term Care
• Businesses
• Schools
• Contract Service Management
• Work with chefs or at spas
(Jobs available without RD)
Median salary: $48,000
Education &Research
• College/University
• Health Professional School
• Government (FDA, USDA, NIH)
• Industry
• Manage/assist with clinical trials
• Basic research
(RD not as important as MS or PhD)
Median Salary: $47,000 w/experience
Education
• Teach in 2 yr college/culinary school
• Write curriculum for state board of
education, Dairy Council, Cooperative
extension
• Worksite Wellness
• Business/Industry (Kraft Foods, General Mills, Proctor & Gamble)
• Information Technology (CBORD)
• Nutritionals (Novartis, Ross Products)
• Nutraceuticals (GeniSoy Products)
• Pharmaceutical (Eli Lily, Pfizer)
• Food Service Equipment
• Food Service Contract Management
(varies) (ARA, Sodexho)
• Food Service Vendors (Sysco, US Food
Service)
• Medical Equipment
• Trade Associations (Dairy Council) Media
• Radio/TV/Newspaper/Magazines
• ADA Spokespersons
• Cooperative Extension Agents
• Trade Associations Public Policy/Government
• Staff resource to legislator
• Government Agency (USDA, FDA, NIH)
• Health Care Reform
• Supplement Labels
• Regulatory
• Lobbyist for state/federal government |
