二十五年前，营养师只有很少的就业机会。通常，营养师在医疗机构中进行临床或食品服务管理工作，而少数营养师则在教育中工作。如今，除了传统的职业道路外，营养师还朝着前所未有的方向发展，并且对非传统工作的兴趣正在增加。井口人群对健身和健康食品的选择产生了兴趣。这为以下领域的就业敞开了大门：私人执业，公共卫生，商业，工业，教育，研究，产品开发，政府/政治，媒体，市场营销，书籍出版，销售，健康促进，运动营养，水疗，健身中心和餐馆。顾问和演讲者甚至都有机会。南伊利诺伊大学的人类营养与饮食学（HND）计划可以帮助您实现饮
Twenty-five years ago there were only a handful of employment opportunities available to dietitians. Typically, dietitians worked in health care settings, in either clinical or food service management, while a few dietitians worked in education. Today, in addition to traditional career paths, dietitians are moving in directions they have never gone before, and interest in non-traditional jobs is increasing. The well population has developed an interest in fitness and healthy food choices. This has opened the doors for employment in various fields: private practice, public health, business, industry, education, research, product development, government/politics, media, marketing, book publishing, sales, health promotion, sports nutrition, spas, fitness centers, and restaurants. Opportunities even exist for consultants and public speakers.<br><br>This major is also an excellent option for students interested in post graduate programs such as medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, occupational or physical therapy, and dental medicine. Students planning to apply to medical based schools should develop their programs of study in close consultation with the pre-medical advisors on campus.