Nutrition / Dietetic Technician
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Nutrition or Dietetic Technician assists nutritionists in running food service and nutrition education programs. May help plan meals or educate and counsel clients.
Job Outlook
There were 288 Nutrition / Dietetic Technician job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 10266 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Nutrition / Dietetic Technician industry, which includes the Nutrition / Dietetic Technician career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Nutrition / Dietetic Technician jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $42,550.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $41,932.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Nutrition / Dietetic Technician postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $37,173.
Education and Experience
Posted Nutrition / Dietetic Technician jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 12.62% |
| Master's Degree | 1.86% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.53% |
| Other | 48.89% |
Posted Nutrition / Dietetic Technician jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 87.72% |
| 3 to 5 years | 11.53% |
| 6 to 8 years | 0.44% |
| 9+ years | 0.3% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Nutrition / Dietetic Technician positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Customer Service (35.53%)
- Communication (33.06%)
- Sanitation (27.51%)
- Management (18.5%)
- Confidentiality (16.24%)
- Operations (14.8%)
- Computer Literacy (12.36%)
- English Language (10.71%)
- Mathematics (9.75%)
- Leadership (8.44%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Nutrition Services (33.71%)
- Food Services (59.79%)
- Modified Diets (11.7%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Menu Planning (5.21%)
- Patient Assistance (14.5%)
- Patient Rights (10.67%)
- Workflow Management (1.64%)
- Dietetics (14.43%)
- Nutrition Care Plans (3.71%)
- Data Entry (3.58%)
- Asepsis (2.98%)
- Auditing (2.56%)
- Enteral Nutrition (2.81%)
- Clinical Nutrition (12.89%)
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP) (11.98%)
- Cooking (12.21%)
- Food Preparation (22.77%)
- Performance Improvement (9%)
- Infection Control (13.61%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (19.25%)
- Nursing (20.74%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Menu Management (3.92%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Modified Diets (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Nutrition / Dietetic Technician skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Nutrition Assistant
- Dietetic Technician
- Dining Associate
- Diet Clerk
- Diet Technician
- Nutrition Technician
- Registered Dietetic Technician
- Nutrition Services Technician
- Nutrition Services Assistant
- Nutrition Services Attendant
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Nutrition / Dietetic Technician jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Compass Group (638)
- Morrison Healthcare (303)
- Corewell Health (194)
- CommonSpirit Health (151)
- Intermountain Health (133)
- Encompass Health (121)
- AdventHealth (107)
- HCA Healthcare (96)
- Sodexo (92)
- Providence (79)
North Carolina
- Compass Group (27)
- Novant Health (23)
- CaroMont Health (16)
- Morrison Healthcare (15)
- Cone Health (15)
- UNC Health (15)
- Catawba Valley Medical Center (14)
- Atrium Health (9)
- Learning Care Group (8)
- Healthcare Services Group (8)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.