Nutritionist vs food adviser

The differences between nutritionists and food advisers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a nutritionist and a food adviser. Additionally, a food adviser has an average salary of $64,208, which is higher than the $49,877 average annual salary of a nutritionist.

The top three skills for a nutritionist include patients, public health and wic program. The most important skills for a food adviser are facility operations, logistics, and food service.

Nutritionist vs food adviser overview

	Nutritionist	Food Adviser
Yearly salary	$49,877	$64,208
Hourly rate	$23.98	$30.87
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	698	59,203
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Nutritionist vs food adviser salary

Nutritionists and food advisers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nutritionist	Food Adviser
Average salary	$49,877	$64,208
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $80,000	Between $37,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Cargill	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between nutritionist and food adviser education

There are a few differences between a nutritionist and a food adviser in terms of educational background:

	Nutritionist	Food Adviser
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Dietetics	Business
Most common college	University of Maryland - College Park	Pennsylvania State University

Nutritionist vs food adviser demographics

Here are the differences between nutritionists' and food advisers' demographics:

	Nutritionist	Food Adviser
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 15.8% Female, 84.2%	Male, 57.0% Female, 43.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 9.9% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between nutritionist and food adviser duties and responsibilities

Nutritionist example responsibilities.

Lead weekly nutritional education workshops on diabetes management, in addition to providing individual counseling.
Inspire patients to proactively manage their diabetes, to include administering insulin and taking prescribe medications.
Follow up in the out-patient GI clinic for tube feeding regimens, assessing growth and food allergies.
Establish clients via social media; maintain Facebook page.
Develop training table menus for all NCAA scholarship athletes and attend training table.
Provide complete instruction and advice to patients with diet-relate problems like diabetics, hypertension.

Food adviser example responsibilities.

Manage and certify over $100K of GPC (government purchase card) purchases in support of logistics functions.
Manage inventory, ordering and delivery of groceries.
Perform data entry and CMO database maintenance.
Conduct analyses in the chemistry and HPLC labs.
Analyze foods for pesticide residues using GC/MS or HPLC.
Interact positively with Costco members, their guests and family members.SMILE: S=Smile.

Nutritionist vs food adviser skills

Common nutritionist skills

Patients, 21%
Public Health, 8%
WIC Program, 7%
RD, 6%
Food Service, 6%
Medical Nutrition Therapy, 4%

Common food adviser skills

Facility Operations, 28%
Logistics, 21%
Food Service, 18%
Food Preparation, 11%
Food Safety, 9%
Equipment Maintenance, 8%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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