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Nutrition Advisors promote healthy eating habits and smart dietary choices. They usually work in public health and organisational roles developing educational programs and resources as well as evaluating the nutritional content of food products, recipes, and meal plans. Some Nutritional Advisors work one-on-one with individual clients.
As a Nutrition Advisor you could be calculating the nutritional value of a proposed food product, developing a personalised meal plan for a client wanting to increase their vitality and overall energy levels, creating educational resources for high school students to demonstrate the relationship between diet and health, assessing the food journal of a client and providing constructive feedback, or referring a client with diabetes to a registered dietician for nutritional therapy and medical advice.
There are no clear salary figures for Australian Nutrition Advisors. Increase your earning capacity by obtaining supporting qualifications in public health, food technology, human movement, and sports science.
There are 11,800 nutrition professionals currently working in Australia, some of these are Nutrition Advisors. They are employed by public health organisations, NGOs, community health, food manufacturing companies, and government agencies. Some Nutrition Advisors work as independent consultants.
Launch your career as a Nutrition Advisor with a Diploma of Nutrition, Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Nutrition), Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition, Bachelor of Food Technology and Nutrition, or Bachelor of Nutrition. If you already hold university qualifications in a health or sports science discipline, try the Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition. Nutrition Advisors working in food manufacturing and the corporate sector will benefit from additional qualifications in business administration.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023
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Here are some potential career pathways within nutrition and dietetics. Click on an occupation to learn more about the role and the qualifications that can help you get started in this industry.
Nutrition and Dietetics
Dietetic Assistant
$1,200 weekly pay
Nutrition Assistant
Dietitian
$1,530 weekly pay
Health Coach
$1,250 weekly pay
Nutritionist
Weight Loss Consultant
Diabetes Educator
$1,550 weekly pay
Nutritional Therapist
$1,500 weekly pay