I have a B.S. in Nut/Diet and worked in the healthcare field for Marriott which became Sodexho. This provided more oppurtunity for advancement and salary increase then most local RD’s in a self op Acute Care or Long Term Care facility. I agree with what was mentioned in the other posts, that a lot of hacks out there spew out nutrition advice and it does not help R.D.'s. Also remeber that getting your RD and or degree is more clinical than anything so you better like healthcare. A great company that is doing well, from what I know, is Compass Group. I know several folks working for Compass and they are happy. Marriott was a great company, when we merged with Sodexho things started to change. After the completion of the merger you could really see the “european” influence trickle down and the company was just not the same. I left the field 4yrs ago to stay home with the kids (3 boys 1 girl) if I go back into the field Compass is the group I will look hard at.