Where do dieticians work?

Question

Is it hard for them to find a job?

Answer 1

According to the US Dept of Labor, where do they work?
*Most jobs are in hospitals, nursing care facilities, and offices of physicians or other health practitioners.
*State and local government agencies provided about 1 job in 5—mostly in correctional facilities, health departments, and other public-health-related areas.
*Some dietitians and nutritionists were employed in special food services, an industry made up of firms providing food services on contract to facilities such as colleges and universities, airlines, correctional facilities, and company cafeterias.
*Other jobs were in public and private educational services, community care facilities for the elderly (which includes assisted-living facilities), individual and family services, home health care services, and the Federal Government—mostly in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Is it hard to find a job?
*Faster than average employment growth is expected; however, growth may be constrained if employers substitute other workers for dietitians and if limitations are placed on insurance reimbursement for dietetic services.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Your best bet is to go to your local library and/or Employment Office and ask to see the "Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2006-07 Edition" and look up "Dietician". I know that some dieticians work for hospitals, retirement centers, gyms and spas, and some become self-employed doing seminars and personal consultations. That book I mentioned will not only talk about that but it will give you a good description of what that job generally entails, what you need to become a dietician and what the future outlook is with regard to salary ranges. Also, you can do salary range searches online for particular jobs, specifying your area. Good luck! :-)

Answer 3

Dieticians work sometimes in doctor's office (endocrinologists, w/ diabetics, or others who have metabolic conditions)...I wouldn't think it would be hard to find a job as a dieticians...

Answer 4

Dietitians work at many places some of which are, care homes for the elderly, schools, and at health care provider offices such as Kaiser Permanente. I'm sure it is not hard for them to find jobs as the baby boomer generation makes up most of their clients.

Answer 5

Besides the above mentioned, dietitians can also work as consultants at health and fitness facilities, can be diet councilor at a psychologist offices specializing in eating disorders, i.e. anorexia, food addictions.... I don't know what the job market looks like for a dietition.

Answer 6

Dietitians can also be employed by the government in programs like WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) helping low-income families or in the Health Department dealing with food safety.

Answer 7

Hospitals other medical and non medical fields. If you look in the right places .....no

Answer 8

hospitals,health care facility's such as nursing homes ect.

Answer 9

hospitals, nursing homes. no