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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 78 Nutrition / Dietetic Technician job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 3399 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 2015:

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 $42,228.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $37,142.

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 $37,680.

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 LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree31.86%
Master's Degree3.5%
Doctoral Degree0.24%
Other31.89%

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 ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years88.97%
3 to 5 years9.88%
6 to 8 years0.87%
9+ years0.29%

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.

  • Communication (35.25%)
  • Customer Service (23.51%)
  • Sanitation (18.77%)
  • Management (16.03%)
  • Quality Assurance (14.45%)
  • Computer Literacy (14.06%)
  • Operations (13.15%)
  • English Language (11.8%)
  • Writing (10.8%)
  • Detail Oriented (9.18%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Nutrition Services (29.7%)
  • Food Services (51.9%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Patient Assistance (10.37%)
  • Nutritional Assessment (16.99%)
  • Nutrition Intervention (6.75%)
  • Nutrition Care Plans (8.9%)
  • Dietetics (37.28%)
  • Medical Records (14.59%)
  • Pediatrics (8.74%)
  • Electronic Medical Record (8.7%)
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy (7.52%)
  • Rehabilitation (3.46%)
  • Auditing (4.38%)
  • Nutrition Education (11.65%)
  • Asepsis (6.3%)
  • Clinical Nutrition (14.78%)
  • Performance Improvement (9.15%)
  • Nursing (11.74%)
  • Registration (9.95%)
  • Food Preparation (13.06%)
  • Food Safety And Sanitation (17.02%)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (4.42%)
  • Patient Education And Counseling (5.82%)
  • Direct Patient Care (2.88%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Nutrition / Dietetic Technician skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Dietetic Technician
  • Diet Technician
  • Nutrition Technician
  • Nutrition Services Technician
  • Registered Dietetic Technician
  • Clinical Dietetic Technician
  • Registered Dietitian
  • Nutrition Clerk
  • Dietary Tech
  • Dietary Clerk

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

  • Corewell Health (117)
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs (102)
  • Compass Group (79)
  • Healthcare Services Group (78)
  • Encompass Health (78)
  • Sodexo (75)
  • Center For Discovery (56)
  • Aramark (52)
  • Morrison Healthcare (45)
  • Cjl Consulting Services (43)

North Carolina

  • UNC Health (12)
  • Healthcare Services Group (9)
  • Duke University (8)
  • Cone Health (6)
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs (6)
  • Atrium Health (3)
  • AdventHealth (3)
  • University of North Carolina (2)
  • Morrison Healthcare (2)
  • Universal Health Services (2)

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!