Also called: Child Nutrition Director, Food Service Director
Runs the meal program for a school district, feeding thousands of students every day under federal nutrition rules.
You plan menus that meet USDA rules and still appeal to kids, manage dozens of cafeterias, and handle a multi-million-dollar budget. You might run a summer meal program or a farm-to-school project. It is a stable, mission-driven food career with school-year hours.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in nutrition, food service, or business; many are registered dietitians.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Service Management.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Software plans menus to meet federal rules; feeding thousands of students and leading staff stay human.
Classes: Foods & Nutrition class, Business, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9051.
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