Dietetic Technicians
SOC 29-2051 · 2024-2034
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $47,709per year
- Projected openings
- 9,280
- Projected change
- +12.7%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $50,044 | 210 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $49,941 | 180 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $47,990 | 100 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $47,034 | 40 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $46,829 | 450 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $46,379 | 220 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,151 | 700 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $46,123 | 470 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $46,039 | 750 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,011 | 550 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $44,954 | 40 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $44,097 | 70 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $43,285 | 130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $41,993 | 2,410 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $41,067 | 70 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $40,522 | 70 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $40,163 | 100 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $39,577 | 80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $38,920 | 730 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $38,016 | 150 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $36,259 | 120 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $36,198 | 80 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | $101,617 | 7,870 | +14.3% |
| Health Education Specialists | $65,391 | 16,320 | +10.2% |
| Psychiatric Technicians | $50,516 | 16,680 | +27.5% |
| Nursing Assistants | $48,836 | 172,680 | +10.3% |
| Exercise Physiologists | $64,188 | 1,450 | +16.7% |
| Community Health Workers | $59,675 | 12,530 | +20.4% |