This page contains key outcome data for the Nutrition Sciences Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $44,000 (Rank: 123 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $23,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.60% (Rank: 76 of 171)
- Percent Female: 83.1%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 30.3%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 8.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 5.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 78 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.83 (Rank: 72 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Dieticians and Nutritionists: 19.18% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Registered Nurses: 3.86% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.71%
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.72% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Recreation and Fitness Workers: 2.55% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.51% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.42% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Chefs and Cooks: 2.35% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 2.12% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 2.04% (Average Income: $21,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 1.65% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Food Service and Lodging Managers: 1.62% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Bartenders: 1.53% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Social Workers: 1.43% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.32% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Childcare Workers: 1.28% (Average Income: $11,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.27% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Medical and Health Services Managers: 1.20% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.19% (Average Income: $43,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers: 1.16% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.13% (Average Income: $61,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.10% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.02% (Average Income: $79,000)
- Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 0.98% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 0.97% (Average Income: $38,000)
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