How much does a nutritionist earn?

What is a Nutritionist? O nutritionist is a health professional who aims to provide food safety and dietary care. Based on their studies, detect the nutritional needs of individuals or groups in order to promote, recover and maintain health through proper nutrition.

It operates in the field of Human Nutrition and Food, with the purpose of interpreting and understanding biological factors, social, cultural and political to create solutions that enable a better quality of life for people of all ages age groups.

Main areas of activity

The duly qualified Nutritionist can act in:

• hospitals
• Clinics
• Ambulatory
• Gyms
• spas
• Commercial and industrial restaurants
• Public health
• industrial restaurants
• nutritional education
• sports clubs
• hotels
• Clubs
• Clinic
• Teaching
• Search
• Marketing and food industry.

Career of a Nutritionist

The profession of nutritionist was created by Law No. 5,276

, dated April 24, 1967. On September 17, 1991, the Law No. 8,234. To exercise it, you must have higher education in a bachelor's degree in Nutrition at an institution recognized by the Ministry of Education (MEC), in addition to being registered with the Regional Council of Nutritionists (CRN) of their respective jurisdiction.

At the beginning of his career, this professional usually works in:

• Hospitals and companies, in order to monitor the menu and hygiene in food handling;
• In the area of ​​food marketing, with the function of analyzing the visual aspect, flavor, chemical composition and type of public indicated;
• Public relations activities and promotion of food education;
• Production of special menus;
• Purchase, preparation and distribution of food;
• In offices, attending patients.

In the course of a career, there is not much variation in activities. As I gain experience, the professional becomes more prepared to take on team coordination. In addition, you can become a consultant and set up your own company.

Job market

There is currently a great concern about eating disorders that lead to serious disorders, such as obesity. According to surveys carried out by the Ministry of Health, more than half of Brazilians are overweight and 17.5% are obese.

This alarming picture increases the importance of the nutritionist and causes the demand for the professional to increase more and more. Most of the contractors are in the collective food segment.

Companies in this sector look for professionals to develop healthier menus in order to control the quality of the food served in their establishments.

In the food industry, the nutritionist is responsible for developing new products and acting in quality control.

The professional can also find employment in hospitals, in health secretariats that establish public health programs and in clubs or gyms.

Nutritionist Minimum Salary

If you are interested in joining this career, you would definitely like to know the minimum salary offered for a nutrition professional.

The union of each state prepares a table with the minimum fees for the Nutritionist professional, check the table on the SIEG website (Union of Nutritionists of the State of Goiás).

Nutritionist average salary

The average salary is another common question that arises when you are about to join the course. This information can be obtained from the table below:

Maximum	BRL 2,800.00
Average	BRL 2,235.22
Minimum	BRL 1,555.99

Source: Catho Profession Guide