Nutrition Department
Food and Nutrition Systems Management
as a Career Choice
The Food and Nutrition Systems Management Nutrition Professional may elect to work in a health care or industrial facility, school foodservice program, catering, cafeteria, or restaurant. Responsibilities include:
- Assessing food needs and wants
- Planning and implementing healthy menus
- Organizing and coordinating the foodservice system
- Resource management, especially departmental human resources
- Fiscal management
- Quality control supervision for quality improvement
An advanced degree or becoming a registered dietitian is not required to enter a career in food and nutrition systems management. However, earning the credentials of registered dietitian can provide a competitive edge in some of the health care settings. You also may want to consider focusing your undergraduate electives toward your area of interest (i.e., management).
| 
