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Dietitian Assistant

247 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#56 in Popularity
$30,130 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Dietitian Assistant Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many dietitian assistant graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 360
Bachelor’s Degree 247
Associate Degree 26
Undergraduate Certificate 4

What Dietitian Assistant Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to dietitian assistant were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Dietitian Assistant Majors

Dietitian Assistant majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

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  • 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

When studying dietitian assistant, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • 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

Dietitian Assistant majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

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  • 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?

Below is a list of occupations associated with dietitian assistant:

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

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

247 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
80% Percent Women
35% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 80% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 152
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Dietitian Assistant. About 0.4% of those with this major are international students.

How Much Do Dietitian Assistant Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

The median salary for someone in a career related to dietitian assistant is $30,130. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

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Some careers associated with dietitian assistant require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. 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.

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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

In 2020-2021, 19 schools offered a dietitian assistant program of some type. 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) 4 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 7 1
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

Is a Degree in Dietitian Assistant Worth It?

The median salary for a dietitian assistant grad is $30,130 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

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

Major Number of Grads
Dietetics/Dietitian 3,788
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 1,013
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 493
Dietetic Technician 227

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.

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