Careers in Dietetics

Potential Careers

Registered dietitians work in a wide variety of employment settings including healthcare, business and industry, public health, education, research, agriculture, and private practice.

Examples of employment opportunities include:

  • Medical Nutrition Therapists as part of a hospital or other healthcare team
  • Food Service Systems Manager
  • Sports Nutritionist or Wellness Program Coordinator
  • Food & Nutrition Consumer Affairs Spokesperson
  • Public Health Nutritionist
  • Nutrition Researcher
  • Food and Nutrition Web Developer
  • Nutritional Biochemist
  • Dietetic Technicians
  • Food Photographer/Writer/Editor
  • Nutrition Educator, and many more!

Please visit the www.eatright.org for further information on careers in dietetics.