Dietitians and Nutritionists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1031
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-1031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 13.3%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 63/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $76,400
- H-1B offered wage $65,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 5,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 168
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 13,338 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~54.9% of this role but only ~13.3% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Clinical Dietician, Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutritionist, Dietitian, Nutritionist, Oncology Dietitian
Representative Tasks
- •Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
- •Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
- •Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
- •Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
- •Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- •Monitor nutrition related activities of individuals or groups.
- •Analyze laboratory findings.
- •Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
- •Interpret cultural or religious information for others.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 13.3% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $76,400 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 87/100 | N/A |