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Description
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.
Job Titles
- 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
Main 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.
Workplaces
- Community and public health centres
- Education institutions
- Extended care facilities
- Food and beverage industry
- Governments
- Home health-care agencies
- Hospitals
- Self-employed
- Sports organizations
Skills
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Persuading
- Coordinating
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
Abilities
- Categorization Flexibility
- Fluency of Ideas
- Information Ordering
- Problem Identification
- Speech Clarity
Personal Attributes
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Adaptability
- Analytical Thinking
- Collaboration
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Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be moderate for Dietitians and nutritionist (NOC 31121) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Dietitians and nutritionists in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Dietitians and nutritionists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 75%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 25%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 73% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 27% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 73% of dietitians and nutritionists work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: n/a
- bachelor’s degree: 47% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 27% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $34.91 | $36.50 | $44.00 |
| Canada | $23.98 | $40.00 | $50.00 |
Training
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More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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