| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Test, validate, and reformulate models to ensure accurate prediction of outcomes of interest. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Deliver oral or written presentations of the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Recommend data-driven solutions to key stakeholders. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Compare models using statistical performance metrics, such as loss functions or proportion of explained variance. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Clean and manipulate raw data using statistical software. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Apply feature selection algorithms to models predicting outcomes of interest, such as sales, attrition, and healthcare use. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Identify relationships and trends or any factors that could affect the results of research. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Read scientific articles, conference papers, or other sources of research to identify emerging analytic trends and technologies. |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Identify business problems or management objectives that can be addressed through data analysis. |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Identify solutions to business problems, such as budgeting, staffing, and marketing decisions, using the results of data analysis. |
| Importance: 96 (%) | Description: Write new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Apply sampling techniques to determine groups to be surveyed or use complete enumeration methods. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Propose solutions in engineering, the sciences, and other fields using mathematical theories and techniques. |
Nutrition Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Nutrition Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For health-minded people who want a credentialed nutrition career, not just general wellness coaching. Use the tools below to see which nutrition roles fit your background and goals.
Becoming a Registered Dietitian (RD) requires a specific accredited degree path and passing a national exam, distinguishing it from general 'nutritionist' roles. Use the tools below to explore Nutrition-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Diet Aide, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Registered Dietitian (RD) or Public Health Nutritionist. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Registered Dietitian (RD) Credential, that can help you move up the career ladder.
Here is a short Helper Video 
This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Nutrition careers/jobs, (2) Find Nutrition job listings, (3) Prepare for Nutrition careers, and (4) Provide Nutrition career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Nutrition careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Nutrition Careers - 2025 to 2035 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Nutrition careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Nutrition, so relevant Nutrition jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Nutrition Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Nutrition Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Nutrition careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 95 Nutrition Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
19 Nutrition careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2025 to 2035 est.). Nutrition-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035 (% change) | Nutrition-Related Jobs |
20 Nutrition careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Nutrition-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Nutrition-Related Jobs |
21 Nutrition careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Nutrition-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Nutrition-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 95 specific Nutrition job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below
Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:
Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Data Scientists.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Data Scientists
Description: Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Data Scientists":
U.S. Total Employment (2025):
275,600U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.):
371,000
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.):
95,400 (34.6%) Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.):
24,800
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Design surveys, opinion polls, or other instruments to collect data. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 97 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| Importance: 94 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Advise others on analytical techniques. | |
| Analyze business or financial data. | |
| Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems. | |
| Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. | |
| Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities. | |
| Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields. | |
| Determine appropriate methods for data analysis. | |
| Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities. | |
| Develop scientific or mathematical models. | |
| Prepare analytical reports. | |
| Prepare data for analysis. | |
| Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information. | |
| Present research results to others. | |
| Select resources needed to accomplish tasks. | |
| Update technical knowledge. | |
| Write computer programming code. | |
Knowledge Required
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
Essential Skills
| Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Transferable Skills
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Advise others on business or operational matters. |
| Activity: Analyze business or financial data. |
| Activity: Analyze data to improve operations. |
| Activity: Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles. |
| Activity: Create visual designs or displays. |
| Activity: Determine operational methods or procedures. |
| Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards. |
| Activity: Develop scientific or mathematical theories or models. |
| Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise. |
| Activity: Present research or technical information. |
| Activity: Process digital or online data. |
| Activity: Program computer systems or production equipment. |
| Activity: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects. |
Software Skills
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
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| Analytical or scientific software: | ||||||
| SAS TensorFlow The MathWorks MATLAB | ||||||
| Business intelligence and data analysis software: | ||||||
| Apache Spark Microsoft Power BI Tableau | ||||||
| Data base management system software: | ||||||
| Apache Hadoop | ||||||
| Data base user interface and query software: | ||||||
| Amazon Web Services AWS software PyTorch Structured query language SQL | ||||||
| Data mining software: | ||||||
| Snowflake | ||||||
| Development environment software: | ||||||
| Microsoft Azure software | ||||||
| File versioning software: | ||||||
| Git | ||||||
| Object or component oriented development software: | ||||||
| C++ Python R | ||||||
| Presentation software: | ||||||
| Microsoft PowerPoint | ||||||
| Spreadsheet software: | ||||||
| Microsoft Excel | ||||||
| Widely Used Tech Skills | ||||||
| Data base user interface and query software: | ||||||
| NumPy pandas | ||||||
| Development environment software: | ||||||
| Scikit-learn | ||||||
| Emerging Tech Skills | ||||||
| Analytical or scientific software: | ||||||
| IBM SPSS Statistics | ||||||
| Application server software: | ||||||
| Docker GitHub Kubernetes | ||||||
| Business intelligence and data analysis software: | ||||||
| Alteryx software Google Looker Analytics | ||||||
| Content workflow software: | ||||||
| Atlassian JIRA | ||||||
| Data base management system software (scroll table below): | ||||||
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| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Amazon Redshift Microsoft Access Microsoft SQL Server | ||||||
| Development environment software: | ||||||
| Apache Kafka C Go Ruby | ||||||
| Enterprise application integration software: | ||||||
| Jenkins CI | ||||||
| Enterprise system management software: | ||||||
| Splunk Enterprise | ||||||
| Object or component oriented development software: | ||||||
| C# Oracle Java Perl Scala | ||||||
| Object oriented data base management software: | ||||||
| PostgreSQL | ||||||
| Office suite software: | ||||||
| Microsoft Office software | ||||||
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| Bash Linux Shell script UNIX | ||||||
| Procedure management software: | ||||||
| Apache Airflow | ||||||
| Project management software: | ||||||
| Atlassian Confluence | ||||||
| Web platform development software: | ||||||
| JavaScript JavaScript Object Notation JSON | ||||||
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| Business intelligence and data analysis software: | ||||||
| Business intelligence software MapReduce big data software Qlik Tech QlikView | ||||||
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| Amazon Web Services AWS SageMaker Google Cloud software | ||||||
| Data base management system software: | ||||||
| Apache Pig | ||||||
| Data base reporting software: | ||||||
| Reporting software | ||||||
| Data base user interface and query software: | ||||||
| BigQuery Neo4j PySpark | ||||||
| Development environment software: | ||||||
| Flask Julia OpenAI ChatGPT XGBoost | ||||||
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software: | ||||||
| Management information systems MIS | ||||||
| Geographic information system: | ||||||
| Geographic information system GIS systems | ||||||
| Industrial control software: | ||||||
| Apache MXNet | ||||||
| Object or component oriented development software: | ||||||
| Jupyter software SciPy Shiny spaCy | ||||||
| Operating system software: | ||||||
| Keras | ||||||
| Storage networking software: | ||||||
| Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 | ||||||
| Web platform development software: | ||||||
| RESTful API |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed |
| A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
| Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
| Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
| Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators. |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 28.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 16.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 16.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 16.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 12.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months |
| Frequency of Attainment: 12.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
Local Salary Information
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Certifications
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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Professional Data Engineer
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Professional Machine Learning Engineer
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SAP Certified Application Associate - Data Integration with SAP Data Services 4.2
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Data Scientists". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.
Videos
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Job Description
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
Interviews
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Step-by-Step
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Data Scientists
LinkedIn®
Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.
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