Nutrition and Dietetics - Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Nutrition - Dietetics & Food Service Management

A degree in nutrition/dietetics prepares you for a variety of opportunities, including:

Health care positions in hospitals, hospice and home care, retirement communities, and other healthcare facilities
Food service Management in hospitals, retirement communities, schools, correctional facilities, and other settings where food is served
Community and public health agencies such as Women, Infant, and Children programs (WIC) and Cooperative Extension
Consultants in the food and nutrition areas, including sports nutrition and wellness
Teaching in medical centers, colleges, and universities
Research in nutrition and food
Pharmaceutical industry

This type of employment can be found in a variety of places such as wellness centers, hospitals, centers for the elderly, schools, and day care facilities, and includes the following job titles:

Clinical dietitian (including specialty areas such as renal, pediatric, nutrition support, etc.)
Commercial food service administrator
College educator
Consulting nutritionist
Consumer and public relations specialist for food company
Diet counselor
Educational representative for business
Extension service 4-H agent
Food service administrator for airline or cruise line
Home healthcare dietitian
Hospital food service administrator
Marketing specialist for food or nutrition company
Nutrition researcher
Peace Corps representative
Private practitioner
Product development researcher
Public health nutritionist
Rehabilitation consultant
Restaurant food service administrator
Sales representative for food or equipment
School food service administrator
Sports nutritionist
Wellness Coordinator

With a Food Service Management degree, you can be employed as a:

Food Editor
Test Kitchen coordinator
New product developer
Food stylist
Caterer
Kitchen designer
Food management professional

The Registered Dietitian

Students in nutrition/dietetics are eligible to apply for post-baccalaureate dietetic internships. After successfully completing an internship, graduates are eligible to take the registration exam offered by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and become a registered dietitian (R.D.), the internationally recognized credential for food and nutrition professionals. Immaculata graduates have had a high rate of success in this exam. The Master of Arts in Nutrition Education including a Dietetic Internship is offered at Immaculata University.