The undergraduate Nutrition program at Oregon State University focuses on the role of diet and nutrition in human health. Students learn about the science of nutrition, the role of food and nutrition and how we can maximize our health by making better dietary choices.
Position Title | Projected Growth (2014-2024) | Preparation Required | 2015 Median Wage |
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Agricultural Technicians
Position Description:Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$39,000 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 3 | $39,000 per year |
Athletic Trainers
Position Description:Evaluate and advise individuals to assist recovery from or avoid athletic-related injuries or illnesses, or maintain peak physical fitness. May provide first aid or emergency care.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$46,940 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $46,940 per year |
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Position Description:Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$93,390 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 5 | $93,390 per year |
Chefs and Head Cooks
Position Description:Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$45,920 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 3 | $45,920 per year |
Chemists
Position Description:Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$77,860 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 4 | $77,860 per year |
Coaches and Scouts
Position Description:Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$40,050 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 4 | $40,050 per year |
Community Health Workers
Position Description:Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. May provide information on available resources, provide social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, and provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$40,150 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 4 | $40,150 per year |
Dietetic Technicians
Position Description:Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$29,170 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 2 | $29,170 per year |
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Position Description:Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$58,410 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $58,410 per year |
Economists
Position Description:Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$109,230 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 5 | $109,230 per year |
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
Position Description:Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$82,970 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 4 | $82,970 per year |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Position Description:Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
Projected Growth:
Little or no change (-1% to 1%)
Median Pay:
$30,320 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Little or no change (-1% to 1%) | Job Zone 2 | $30,320 per year |
Food Science Technicians
Position Description:Perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$39,000 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 3 | $39,000 per year |
Food Service Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$53,640 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 3
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 3 | $53,640 per year |
Health Educators
Position Description:Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare workers, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$56,690 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 4 | $56,690 per year |
Hospitalists
Position Description:Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$197,700 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $197,700 per year |
Mathematicians
Position Description:Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$112,560 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $112,560 per year |
Medical and Health Services Managers
Position Description:Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Projected Growth:
Much faster than average (14% or higher)
Median Pay:
$106,070 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Much faster than average (14% or higher) | Job Zone 5 | $106,070 per year |
Microbiologists
Position Description:Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
Projected Growth:
Slower than average (2% to 4%)
Median Pay:
$76,230 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Slower than average (2% to 4%) | Job Zone 5 | $76,230 per year |
Pharmacy Aides
Position Description:Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
Projected Growth:
Decline (-2% or lower)
Median Pay:
$27,460 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 2
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Decline (-2% or lower) | Job Zone 2 | $27,460 per year |
Program Directors
Position Description:Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Projected Growth:
Faster than average (9% to 13%)
Median Pay:
$89,670 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 4
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Faster than average (9% to 13%) | Job Zone 4 | $89,670 per year |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Position Description:Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Projected Growth:
Average (5% to 8%)
Median Pay:
$66,090 per year
Preparation:
Job Zone 5
Position Duties:
Skills:
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Average (5% to 8%) | Job Zone 5 | $66,090 per year |
Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments.
Evaluate and advise individuals to assist recovery from or avoid athletic-related injuries or illnesses, or maintain peak physical fitness. May provide first aid or emergency care.
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.
Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
Perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May serve as a resource to assist individuals, other healthcare workers, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health. May provide information on available resources, provide social support and informal counseling, advocate for individuals and community health needs, and provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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