Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to nutrition programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Nutrition · CIP 30.1901 · 7 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 30.1901 Nutrition Sciences, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps nutrition programs to 7 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Natural Sciences Manager, Farm and Home Management Educators and Nutritionist. BLS median pay across them runs from $37,640 (Dietetic Technician) to $167,220 (Natural Sciences Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs nutrition programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $107,310 | 221,270 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Natural Sciences Manager | $167,220 | 108,690 | Bachelor's Degree | 5 |
| Nutritionist | $76,400 | 77,570 | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 5 |
| Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $84,620 | 50,190 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Dietetic Technician | $37,640 | 31,560 | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 3 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $60,220 | 8,220 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $75,870 | 2,770 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Natural Sciences Manager, one of the nutrition jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
Science · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 30.1901Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livestock, growing and harvesting practices, and financial planning.
Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques.
Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
Mapped from CIP 30.1901Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
Social Perceptiveness · Judgment and Decision Making · Reading Comprehension
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 30.1901Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.
Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs.
Speaking · Active Listening · Social Perceptiveness
Mapped from CIP 30.1901Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
See earnings by degree level, college spread and federal debt.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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