Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskDietitians and nutritionists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 11% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 73,850
Employment 2024
90.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
5.5%
Openings (2024–34)
6.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of dietitians and nutritionists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling. AI use: 0%
- 2. Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life. AI use: 83%
- 3. Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans. AI use: 0%
- 4. Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations. AI use: 0%
- 5. Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation. AI use: 0%
- 6. Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.2 · 136K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 79% · 55+: 15%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Dietitians and nutritionists plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to help people lead healthy lives.
Dietitians and nutritionists work in many settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, cafeterias, and for state and local governments.
To enter the occupation, dietitians and nutritionists typically need a bachelor's or master’s degree. They also typically are required to have supervised training through an internship. Many states require dietitians and nutritionists to be licensed.
The median annual wage for dietitians and nutritionists was $73,850 in May 2024.
Employment of dietitians and nutritionists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.