Nutritionist
Also known as: Nutrition Consultant · Nutrition Counsellor · Public Health Nutritionist
Advises people and communities on food and nutrition in wellness, food and public-health settings.
What you’d do
A nutritionist advises people and communities on what to eat for health. Employers include wellness and fitness companies, food and nutrition-product firms, corporate wellness programmes, NGOs and public-health nutrition projects. A typical day involves counselling clients, preparing diet plans and education material, and, in community work, running awareness sessions and collecting data.
- Assess eating habits and suggest changes
- Run nutrition counselling and awareness sessions
- Prepare diet plans and education material
- Support community nutrition programmes
How you get in
A B.Sc in nutrition, dietetics or home science is the usual entry. Wellness firms, food companies and NGO projects hire freshers as nutrition counsellors or project staff; community nutrition posts under government schemes are often contractual and advertised by state or district bodies.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Diet assessment and planning
- Counselling and communication
- Community nutrition outreach
- Preparing education material
- Basic data collection and reporting
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- The title is used loosely; clinical (hospital) work usually goes to dietitians with further training.
- Next roles: senior nutritionist, programme coordinator, or a move to dietetics after an M.Sc and internship.
- Freelance and online counselling are common but income varies.
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