Registered Dietitians hold jobs as:

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• Clinical dietitians or managers of nutrition programs in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, health professions schools, and other health care settings.

• Nutrition educators in health care, community, corporate, elementary and secondary schools, or academic agencies and institutions.

• Members of clinical specialty teams in pediatrics, surgery, cardiovascular, renal, and other medical care services.

• Counselors of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.

• Private nutrition consultants to the public, government and private agencies, and the food industry.

• Public relations, media, and product development executives, staff, and consultants in private and public agencies, institutions, and media outlets.

 

You can use your education in Nutrition and Dietetics as a step to becoming a:

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• Nutritionist or dietitian

• Food or restaurant manager

• Food and health reporter

• Editor, advertising or marketing specialist

• Catering manager

• Consultant

• Teacher or professor

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You will find these kinds of positions and many more in a great variety of institutional, corporate, academic, or other professional settings.

If you complete your studies in Global Public Health/Nutrition & Dietetics, you can also use your education as a step to becoming a public health nutritionist or other public health professional and focus on developing policies and programs that:

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• Prevent disease

• Promote health in neighborhoods, schools, communities, and in government

• Examine how to deliver services

• Improve environments

• Equip people with information to protect their own health