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Dietitian
Overview
Dietitians are professionals specialized in the field of nutrition. They generally try to improve the health of individuals by informing them about proper nutrition, and ideally, by helping to change their nutrition habits. They usually access nutritional needs, and provide information and advice tailored to specific individuals. They may also provide lectures or group talks, or they may be involved in research.
According to onet, 53% of employed dietitians own a post-baccalaureate certificate, 33% have studied to a masters degree level, and 10% have a bachelor degree.
Common tasks
Task | Related trait(s) |
---|---|
Access nutritional needs of individuals | Cautiousness |
Interpret laboratory tests and device necessary plans | Cautiousness |
Provide individual or group counseling services or teaching sessions on nutrition | Influence Communication skills – Understanding others Compassion |
Coperating with health professionals and others | Teamplayer Respect for rules Teamplayer_Helping others Emotional Intelligence Influence Communication skills – Understanding others |
Soft skills measured by TraitForward
Trait | No of Questions | Cronbach’s alpha (α) | |
---|---|---|---|
Written comprehension | 5 | 0.74 | |
Do they like reading? | |||
Teamplayer Respect for rules | 8 | 0.72 | |
Do they follow rules? | |||
Teamplayer_Helping others | 5 | 0.74 | |
Do they like helping others? | |||
Compassion | 5 | 0.72 | |
Are they compassionate? | |||
Cautiousness | 4 | 0.79 | |
Are they cautious? | |||
Emotional Intelligence | 6 | 0.80 | |
Do they understand how people feel? | |||
Communication skills – Understanding others | 6 | 0.74 | |
Do they understand others? | |||
Meticulousness | 5 | 0.72 | |
Do they have a desirable work ethic? | |||
Influence | 4 | 0.73 | |
Can they influence others? |
Did you Know?
Source: US Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Median wage:
$61,650 / per year
$30 / hour
The median annual wage for this profession is $61,650. Nonetheless several professionals may not be paid in that rate. A relatively low salary the 10th percentile of the annual wage is $42,530 whilst a relatively high salary, the 90th percentile of the annual wage is $93,640.
Expected employment growth:
The number of professionals occupied in US were 74.7 (in thousands) in 2021, whilst it is projected that by 2031, 79.7 (in thousands) will be occupied in this profession. This is a 7% change in 10 years.

Find out the psychometric properties for the Dietitian Traitforward questionnaire