29-1031.00 Bright Outlook

Dietitians & 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.

Career Cluster:Healthcare & Human Services
Job Family:Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Job Zone:Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
STEM:Research, Development, Design, and Practitioners
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Technology Tools

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Key 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.
  • Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
  • Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
  • 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.
  • Manage quantity food service departments or clinical and community nutrition services.
  • Make recommendations regarding public policy, such as nutrition labeling, food fortification, or nutrition standards for school programs.
  • Select, train, and supervise workers who plan, prepare, and serve meals.
  • Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.
  • Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.
  • Inspect meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.
  • Plan and conduct training programs in dietetics, nutrition, and institutional management and administration for medical students, health-care personnel, and the general public.
  • Purchase food in accordance with health and safety codes.
  • Plan, conduct, and evaluate dietary, nutritional, and epidemiological research.
  • Organize, develop, analyze, test, and prepare special meals, such as low-fat, low-cholesterol, or chemical-free meals.
  • Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.
  • 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.
  • Plan, conduct, and evaluate nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic research.
  • Prepare and administer budgets for food, equipment, and supplies.
  • Write research reports and other publications to document and communicate research findings.
  • Coordinate recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for independent food service operations.
  • Plan and prepare grant proposals to request program funding.
  • Test new food products and equipment.
  • Confer with design, building, and equipment personnel to plan for construction and remodeling of food service units.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
75%
Speaking
75%
Social Perceptiveness
75%
Active Listening
75%
Critical Thinking
75%
Judgment and Decision Making
75%
Service Orientation
72%
Writing
72%
Complex Problem Solving
72%
Monitoring
72%
Coordination
69%
Instructing
69%
Learning Strategies
69%
Active Learning
66%
Persuasion
60%
Time Management
56%
Science
56%
Systems Evaluation
56%
Systems Analysis
53%
Negotiation
53%
Operations Analysis
53%
Mathematics
50%
Management of Personnel Resources
47%
Quality Control Analysis
47%
Management of Material Resources
44%
Management of Financial Resources
44%
Operations Monitoring
22%
Programming
19%
Technology Design
19%
Troubleshooting
13%
Operation and Control
0%
Repairing
0%
Installation
0%
Equipment Selection
0%
Equipment Maintenance
0%

Knowledge

Biology
85%
Medicine and Dentistry
82%
English Language
78%
Therapy and Counseling
77%
Customer and Personal Service
75%
Psychology
72%
Education and Training
70%
Mathematics
66%
Computers and Electronics
60%
Chemistry
60%
Sociology and Anthropology
58%
Food Production
54%
Administration and Management
46%
Communications and Media
45%
Administrative
45%
Sales and Marketing
42%
Personnel and Human Resources
35%
Economics and Accounting
32%
Public Safety and Security
31%
Law and Government
30%
Telecommunications
26%
Philosophy and Theology
23%
Foreign Language
22%
Production and Processing
18%
Engineering and Technology
17%
Geography
14%
Transportation
13%
Physics
12%
Design
11%
History and Archeology
8%
Mechanical
7%
Building and Construction
2%
Fine Arts
1%

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Abilities

Speech Clarity
75%
Deductive Reasoning
75%
Problem Sensitivity
75%
Oral Expression
75%
Oral Comprehension
75%
Inductive Reasoning
75%
Written Comprehension
75%
Written Expression
75%
Category Flexibility
72%
Information Ordering
69%
Speech Recognition
66%
Originality
63%
Near Vision
60%
Fluency of Ideas
53%
Mathematical Reasoning
53%
Selective Attention
50%
Number Facility
50%
Flexibility of Closure
47%
Perceptual Speed
47%
Far Vision
44%
Memorization
44%
Time Sharing
41%
Visualization
38%
Visual Color Discrimination
35%
Speed of Closure
31%
Auditory Attention
28%
Finger Dexterity
22%
Hearing Sensitivity
19%
Trunk Strength
19%
Depth Perception
16%
Wrist-Finger Speed
10%
Manual Dexterity
6%
Extent Flexibility
3%
Static Strength
3%
Speed of Limb Movement
3%
Dynamic Strength
3%
Sound Localization
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
0%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Multilimb Coordination
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Control Precision
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Assisting and Caring for Others
89%
Getting Information
88%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
84%
Documenting/Recording Information
81%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
79%
Working with Computers
79%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
76%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
76%
Analyzing Data or Information
73%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
73%
Training and Teaching Others
72%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
71%
Processing Information
69%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
69%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
68%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
67%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
67%
Coaching and Developing Others
64%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
61%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
60%
Thinking Creatively
58%
Performing Administrative Activities
54%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
54%
Scheduling Work and Activities
49%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
48%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
48%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
45%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
44%
Developing and Building Teams
43%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
42%
Selling or Influencing Others
42%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
38%
Staffing Organizational Units
29%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
28%
Performing General Physical Activities
26%
Handling and Moving Objects
16%
Controlling Machines and Processes
13%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
8%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
6%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
5%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
3%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

98%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

97%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

91%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

90%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

90%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

89%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

80%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

75%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

72%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

71%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

68%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

68%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

66%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

65%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

61%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

58%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

58%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

56%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

55%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

54%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

53%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

51%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

48%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

44%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

41%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

39%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

38%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

36%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

34%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

26%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

23%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

18%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

18%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

18%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

18%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

17%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

14%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

12%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

12%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

8%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

8%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

8%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

7%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

7%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

6%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

6%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

6%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

5%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

4%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

3%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

3%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

3%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

2%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

1%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

0%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

0%

Education

Post-baccalaureate certificate

53%

Master's degree

33%

Bachelor's degree

10%

Interests

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

75

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

63

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

40

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

39

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

34

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

23

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
90%
Dependability
80%
Cooperation
77%
Empathy
76%
Integrity
72%
Social Orientation
69%
Sincerity
68%
Intellectual Curiosity
67%
Achievement Orientation
64%
Cautiousness
59%
Self-Control
57%
Adaptability
56%
Perseverance
55%
Optimism
54%
Stress Tolerance
54%
Self-Confidence
50%
Humility
43%
Innovation
43%
Initiative
41%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
39%
Leadership Orientation
38%

Work Values

Relationships
83%
Independence
78%
Achievement
67%
Recognition
67%
Working Conditions
61%
Support
50%

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