Also called: NDTR, Diet Tech
Helps dietitians screen patients, plan menus, and teach nutrition basics.
Visits hospital patients to check what they're eating, records meal intake, helps pick menu items that fit their diet, and flags people at risk of malnutrition.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in dietetics plus NDTR credential.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Dietetic Technology (associate).
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. Malnutrition screening and meal-intake tracking are increasingly automated in the hospital record; bedside checks persist with fewer positions.
Classes: Foods and nutrition, Biology, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2051.
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