Occupation AtlasDietitians and Nutritionists
O*NET · 29-1031.00
Dietitians and Nutritionists
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.
Also called Administrative Dietitian · Clinical Dietician · Clinical Dietitian · Clinical Nutritionist · Community Dietitian · Consultant Dietitian · Diet Consultant · Diet Counselor
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
SIESocial · Investigative · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.50
- I Investigative4.80
- E Enterprising3.42
- C Conventional3.35
- R Realistic3.03
- A Artistic2.40
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (40%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (47%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (47%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Service OrientationImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- CoordinationImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
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- InstructingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- PersuasionImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- SciencebasicImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- NegotiationImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
13 core · 15 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.Importance 4.6
- Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.Importance 4.6
- Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.Importance 4.5
- Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.Importance 4.5
- Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.Importance 4.5
- Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.Importance 4.3
- Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.Importance 4.3
- Develop recipes and menus to address special nutrition needs, such as low glycemic, low histamine, or gluten- or allergen-free.Importance 3.8
- Coordinate diet counseling services.Importance 3.7
- Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.Importance 3.4
- Plan, conduct, and evaluate dietary, nutritional, and epidemiological research.Importance 3.3
- Plan and conduct training programs in dietetics, nutrition, and institutional management and administration for medical students, health-care personnel, and the general public.Importance 3.3
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- Write research reports and other publications to document and communicate research findings.Importance 3.0
- Select, train, and supervise workers who plan, prepare, and serve meals.Importance 3.5
- Manage quantity food service departments or clinical and community nutrition services.Importance 3.5
- Make recommendations regarding public policy, such as nutrition labeling, food fortification, or nutrition standards for school programs.Importance 3.5
- Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.Importance 3.4
- Inspect meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.Importance 3.4
- Purchase food in accordance with health and safety codes.Importance 3.3
- Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.Importance 3.2
- Organize, develop, analyze, test, and prepare special meals, such as low-fat, low-cholesterol, or chemical-free meals.Importance 3.2
- Prepare and administer budgets for food, equipment, and supplies.Importance 3.1
- Advise food service managers and organizations on sanitation, safety procedures, menu development, budgeting, and planning to assist with establishment, operation, and evaluation of food service facilities and nutrition programs.Importance 3.1
- Plan, conduct, and evaluate nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic research.Importance 3.1
- Coordinate recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for independent food service operations.Importance 2.8
- Plan and prepare grant proposals to request program funding.Importance 2.6
- Test new food products and equipment.Importance 2.5
- Confer with design, building, and equipment personnel to plan for construction and remodeling of food service units.Importance 2.2
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- BiologyImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 4.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Fill a tooth cavity
- English LanguageImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- PsychologyImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.8Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- MathematicsImportance 3.6Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
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- ChemistryImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- Food ProductionImportance 3.2Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Operate a commercial fishing boat
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- AdministrativeImportance 2.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.7Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.8
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.3Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.2Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.0Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.9Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.7Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- PhysicsImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- TransportationImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- DesignImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.3Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- OriginalityImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.8
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- VisualizationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.3Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.3Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.1Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Getting InformationImportance 4.5Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.4Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.2Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.2Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
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- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Processing InformationImportance 3.8Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.7Level 2.7
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.1Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.6Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.3Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
32 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (5)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (27)
- Allergenic diet software
- Aurora FoodPro
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- BioEx Systems Nutrition Maker Plus
- Compu-Cal Nutrition Assistant
- Cronometer
- CyberSoft NutriBase
- Database software
- DietMaster Systems DietMaster
- ESHA Research The Food Processor
- Google Drive
- Graphics software
- Ketogenic planning software
- Lifestyles Technologies DietMaster Pro
- MNT Northwest MNT Assistant
- Monash University Low FODMAP Diet App
- Mosby's Nutritrac
- MyFitnessPal
- Nutrient analysis software
- PICS DietMate Professional
- ReadyTalk
- Skype
- Statistical software
- SureQuest Systems Square 1
- The Nutrition Company FoodWorks
- ValuSoft MasterCook
- Web browser software
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