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Program Codes
10269
10295
Employment Percentage
12.05752212
SOC ID
29-1031
SOC Title
Dietitians and Nutritionists
ONET ID
29-1031.00
ONET Concat ID
29103100
Median Salary
78169.06
EMSI Interest Area Term
Physical Sciences and Technologies
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
3.33
Ed Level Bachelors
63.330002
Ed Level Masters
33.330002
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a Bachelor's degree
Career Description
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
Core Tasks
  • Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
  • Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
  • Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
  • Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
  • Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
  • Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
  • Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Develop recipes and menus to address special nutrition needs, such as low glycemic, low histamine, or gluten- or allergen-free.
  • Coordinate diet counseling services.
  • Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.
  • Plan, conduct, and evaluate dietary, nutritional, and epidemiological research.
  • Plan and conduct training programs in dietetics, nutrition, and institutional management and administration for medical students, health-care personnel, and the general public.
  • Write research reports and other publications to document and communicate research findings.
Start Annual Earnings
43522.59
Top Annual Earnings
118047.64
EMSI Career Title Slug
dietitian-and-nutritionist