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Dietitians and Nutritionists
Helps people eat well to stay healthy or manage illness.
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Dietitians plan meals and nutrition for patients, athletes, schools and communities, and help people manage conditions like diabetes. They work in hospitals, clinics, schools, food companies and private practice.
The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds biology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Dietitians and Nutritionists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.