Dietitian Assistant

Types of Degrees Dietitian Assistant Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many dietitian assistant graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	342
Bachelor’s Degree	254
Associate Degree	12
Undergraduate Certificate	7

What Dietitian Assistant Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, dietitian assistant majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Dietitian Assistant Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Dietitian Assistant Majors

A major in dietitian assistant prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities for Dietitian Assistant Majors

As you progress with your dietitian assistant degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

What Can You Do With a Dietitian Assistant Major?

People with a dietitian assistant degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Dietetic Technicians	9.3%	$27,140

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietitian Assistant?

The major attracts more women than men. About 79% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of dietitian assistant majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	155
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Dietitian Assistant

Some degrees associated with dietitian assistant may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to dietitian assistant have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	23.6%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	60.9%
Some College Courses	6.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	3.2%
Bachelor’s Degree	6.3%

Online Dietitian Assistant Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	3	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	4	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Dietitian Assistant

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to dietitian assistant.

Major	Number of Grads
Dietetics/Dietitian	3,329
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	1,053
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	475
Dietetic Technician	172

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.