Dietitians and Nutritionists
SOC Code: 29-1031
Dietitians and Nutritionistss assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 95.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Writing, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 95.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$73,850
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Job Growth
5.5%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Service Orientation
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Active Learning
- •Learning Strategies
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
Common 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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation