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Explore a Career as a Food Coach!

Deb Kennedy, PhD - Explore a Career as a Food Coach!

This event was on Wednesday, January 03, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Attention Chefs, Home Cooks, Dietitians, Coaches, and Clinicians

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Question:

Is there a range we could expect for an annual salary for a Food Coach?

— Pam Noon

Answer:

I can answer that question based on my experience working in hospitals of what the health coach salary is. It really depends. So when I was at Dartmouth Hitchcock and I set up the weight and wellness center, and I was looking at the salary range for the health coaches that were in the system, um, the nurses nurse, a nurse slash health coach got a, you know, they got a nurse's salary. It's probably like $80,000. And then you had those that were certified health coaches that were nationally recognized and they probably got about, I would say like 60 grand. And then you had those that just went to a mom and pop organization and just slapped a health coach on, and they didn't have, um, they didn't have any higher education. So it really depends what else comes with what you're bringing. You can look, you can look online and see what the average, um, reimbursement is for a health coach, but I will tell you where the financial opportunities are gonna be. It's for you to get a job with these food as medicine places that are either gonna be creating medically tailored meals or there're just, there's gonna be, uh, an opportunity for you to work with them. That's where the money's gonna be right now. So you can make a good salary as a health coach. Huh? Slip of the tongue as a food coach. And I know that because I've been watching how successful the health coach industry is.
Deb Kennedy, PhD

Deb Kennedy, PhD

PhD Nutritionist

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