Also called: Cancer Dietitian, CSO
Dietitian who helps cancer patients eat and stay strong during treatment.
Builds a meal plan for a patient whose chemo makes food taste like metal, sets up tube feeding for someone with throat cancer, and tracks weight every visit.
Estimate based on BLS dietitians and nutritionists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's degree (required for new RDs since 2024), supervised practice, and RDN exam; CSO specialty certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Nutrition & Dietetics.
Growing faster than average. Dietitians grow faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may draft meal plans; adjusting nutrition for a patient through chemo with the care team stays clinical and human.
Classes: Chemistry, AP Biology, Foods and nutrition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1031.
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