Dietitians and nutritionists

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assess nutrition related issues of individuals and groups and develop, implement and evaluate nutrition care plans to prevent, treat and manage disease. They also plan health promotion programs.

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Dietitians and nutritionists assess nutrition related issues of individuals and groups and develop, implement and evaluate nutrition care plans to prevent, treat and manage disease. They manage food and nutrition service systems, and plan health promotion programs. They are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals, home health-care agencies and extended care facilities, community health centres, the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, educational institutions, and government and sports organizations, or they may work as private consultants.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition programs and services for individuals, communities and populations

Manage food service systems in hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, privately owned-food service outlets or similar settings

Provide nutrition guidance, label interpretation and consultation services to health professionals, individuals, dietetic interns, community groups, government and the media

Evaluate nutritional status of individuals and aid in the prevention and/or treatment of inadequate nutrition

Plan, evaluate and conduct nutrition education programs and develop educational materials for various audiences

Practice on an individual basis or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to determine nutritional needs of patients and to plan, implement and evaluate normal and therapeutic diets to maintain and enhance general health

Analyze current scientific nutritional studies, conduct research and evaluate program effectiveness to improve the nutritional value, taste, appearance and preparation of food

Work within industry in the development, testing and evaluation, and marketing of food and nutrition products or as a company representative supplying product related information to health professionals

Confer with other health professionals, community groups, government and the media to provide consultation and advice in areas of nutrition interpretation, intervention and policy

Supervise training of dietetic interns.

Dietitians and nutritionists may specialize in areas such as administrative dietetics, clinical dietetics, community dietetics, public health nutrition or research dietetics.

Also Known As

administrative dietitian
clinical dietitian
community nutritionist
consultant dietitian
dietitian

dietitian-nutritionist

nutrition specialist

nutritionist

public health dietitian

public health nutritionist

registered dietitian (RD)

research dietitian

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Dietitians require a bachelor's degree in dietetics, nutrition or a related field such as food and nutritional science from a program accredited by the Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP), and a period of supervised practical training.

Successful completion of the Canadian Dietetic Registration Exam (CDRE) is required in all provinces except Quebec.

Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces for dietitians.

Membership in the national association, Dietitians of Canada, is voluntary.

Registration with a regulatory body is required for nutritionists in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Alberta. In the remaining provinces, nutritionists may require the same education and practical training as dietitians.

Membership with the national association, Dietitians of Canada, and/or a provincial regulatory body is available for nutritionists who have the same education and practical training as dietitians.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

New Brunswick Association of Dietitians (NBAD)

Employment by Sex

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100.0%

Female

0.0%

Male

Employment by age

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0.0%

15-24

32.3%

25-34

27.4%

35-44

24.2%

45-54

16.1%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

90.3%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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83.9%

Health care and social assistance

4.8%

Retail trade

N/A

11.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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20.60%

Northeast

31.70%

Southeast

17.50%

Southwest

14.30%

Central

15.90%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$72,000

Northeast

$58,000

Southeast

$64,000

Southwest

$72,000

Central

$68,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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