Dietetic Technician

Types of Degrees Dietetic Technician Majors Are Getting

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Associate Degree	87
Basic Certificate	54
Bachelor’s Degree	19
Undergraduate Certificate	12

What Dietetic Technician Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, dietetic technician 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 Dietetic Technician Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in dietetic technician should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• 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 Dietetic Technician Majors

A major in dietetic technician 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 Dietetic Technician Majors

Dietetic Technician majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• 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 Dietetic Technician Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with dietetic technician:

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

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetic Technician?

The major attracts more women than men. About 89% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of dietetic technician majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Dietetic Technician. About 5.3% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Dietetic Technician

Some careers associated with dietetic technician 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 dietetic technician 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 Dietetic Technician 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	31	1
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1	0
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Dietetic Technician

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to dietetic technician.

Major	Number of Grads
Dietetics/Dietitian	3,329
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	1,053
Dietitian Assistant	615
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	475

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.