Community Nutrition Educators

Employers

Nutrition educators are employed by community-based organizations (including religious and civic groups, food banks, and related entities); tribal nations; local, state, and federal nutrition education and food assistance programs (including cooperative extension agencies and public health departments); home health care agencies; and colleges and universities that operate nutrition education programs. They also work for regional and international health organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Some are employed as private consultants.

Starting Out

College and high school students can learn about job openings by attending career fairs, checking out job leads provided by their school’s career centers, utilizing contacts made through internships or volunteer and part-time positions, using job-search sites such as LinkedIn, and by contacting potential employers directly to learn about available positions.