Dietitian

O*NET: Dietitians and Nutritionists·29-1031.00

The Verdict:Dietitians craft personalized nutrition plans through assessments, counseling, and healthcare collaboration. AI handles lab reviews and meal planning, but human judgment drives motivational guidance and clinical nuance. Credentials and patient trust safeguard the role as it evolves with tools.

Resilience Score

/100

Resilient

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$74k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+5.5%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 6 of 28 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

21%

Low exposure

Task Analysis

Most of this role rewards AI fluency.
54% of tasks (15 of 28) become more productive with AI tools — learning to use them is the highest-leverage career move.

6exposed

15AI leverage

7human-essential

View all 28 tasks

AI Can Handle This6 tasks

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.

Develop recipes and menus to address special nutrition needs, such as low glycemic, low histamine, or gluten- or allergen-free.

Write research reports and other publications to document and communicate research findings.

Prepare and administer budgets for food, equipment, and supplies.

Plan, conduct, and evaluate nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic research.

Manage clinical trials, including data coding and analysis.

AI Leverage15 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.

Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.

Develop curriculum and prepare manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.

Plan, conduct, and evaluate dietary, nutritional, and epidemiological research.

Plan and conduct training programs in dietetics, nutrition, and institutional management and administration for medical students, health-care personnel, and the general public.

Make recommendations regarding public policy, such as nutrition labeling, food fortification, or nutrition standards for school programs.

Manage quantity food service departments or clinical and community nutrition services.

Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.

Purchase food in accordance with health and safety codes.

Develop policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.

Organize, develop, analyze, test, and prepare special meals, such as low-fat, low-cholesterol, or chemical-free meals.

Advise food service managers and organizations on sanitation, safety procedures, menu development, budgeting, and planning to assist with establishment, operation, and evaluation of food service facilities and nutrition programs.

Coordinate recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for independent food service operations.

Plan and prepare grant proposals to request program funding.

Advise the public on dietary matters, such as the nutritional value of food.

Human Advantage7 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

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.

Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.

Coordinate diet counseling services.

Select, train, and supervise workers who plan, prepare, and serve meals.

Inspect meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.

Resilience Landscape

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