Undergraduate training in nutrition can lead to careers in industry, hospitals, schools, colleges, government agencies, and clinics . Students are also prepared for entry-level research positions in the biomedical and nutritional biochemistry field . A nutrition degree can also provide a sound background for those intending to go to graduate school in any of the life sciences or the health professions. Dietetics is appropriate for students seeking careers as clinical dietetians, nutritionists, health educators, and consumer specialists in food and nutrition . People in dietetics engage in such activities as assessing patients' nutritional needs and developing and implementing nutritional programs and evaluating patients' progress.
Most positions are available at hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and health maintenance programs .
A background in nutrition and dietetics can also provide business related opportunities in such fields as sales, marketing, customer service, employee wellness, human resources, and general management . This is by no means an exhaustive list. This page includes information provided by the College of Natural Sciences Career Center . 2001 Nutritional Sciences , University of Texas at Austin .