Registered Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities: A registered dietician is a nutrition expert who has reached educational and experiential requirements set by the Commission on Dietic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition’s and Dietics (AND). They may work at places like schools, long term care facilities, hospitals, community/public health facilities, corporate nutrition programs, the food and nutrition industry, sport nutrition, business, and research.

Salary: $56,170 - $88,100

Education: In order to become a registered dietician you must complete a college/university educational program in dietics or nutrition that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietics (ACEND). Some educational programs are coordinated program in Dietetics and Didactic program plus Dietetic Internship. Coursework must include subjects like chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and anatomy, sociology, computer science, etc.

Reflection: I would like to be a registered dietician because you can help people with food and nutrition problems. Also you can get paid well and you don’t need a lot of time in school. Another thing is that you can help people with their diets and help them be healthy acoording to their bodies.