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Career Roles for HNFE Graduates

Students who graduate in HNFE pursue careers in these areas. Note: Some careers require additional training and/or graduate school.

  • Account Executive
  • Acupuncturist
  • Anesthesiologist Assistant
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Audiologist
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Biostatistician
  • Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Cardiovascular Technician
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician
  • Chiropractor
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Community Health Worker
  • Cooperative Extension
  • Credentialing Specialist
  • Cytotechnologist
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dental Laboratory Technician
  • Dentist
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Environmental Health Practitioner
  • Epidemiologist
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Fitness and Health Program Coordinator
  • Fitness Center Owner / CEO
  • Fitness Director
  • Fitness Instructor
  • Food Safety Specialist
  • Forensic Scientist
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Care Interpreter
  • Health Coach
  • Health Educator
  • Health Information
  • Hospital Administrator
  • Massage Therapist
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Coder
  • Medical Lab Technician
  • Medical Librarian
  • Medical Scribe
  • Naturopathic Physician
  • Nerve Conduction Technician
  • Nurse Midwife
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP and DNP)
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Orthotist and Prosthetist
  • Paramedic
  • Patient Care Coordinator
  • Personal Trainer
  • Pharmacist
  • Phlebotomist
  • Physical Therapist
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physician (MD & DO)
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatrist
  • Psychologist
  • Public Health Specialist
  • Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Research Scientist
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Surgical Assistant
  • Surgical Technician
  • Veterinarian