Registered Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities: Registered Dietitians (RD's) are food 

and nutrition experts who have met the following criteria to earn 

the RD credential.


Salary: half of all RD's in the US who have been working in the 

field for five years or less earn $51,100 to $62,200 per year. 

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree with course work approved by the
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•  Academy's Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition 
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• and Dietetics. Coursework typically includes food and nutrition
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•  sciences, food service systems management, business, 
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• economics, computer science, sociology
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• biochemistry, physiology, microbiology and chemistry.
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• Complete an accredited, supervised, experiential practice 
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• program at a health-care facility, community agency or
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•  food service corporation
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• Pass a national examination administered by the Commission 
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• on Dietetic Registration.
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• Complete continuing professional educational requirements to
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•  maintain registration.

I would not like to be a Registered Dietitian because I am terrible at eating healthy.