Registered Dietitian
...microbiology, or physiology. Some suggested minors would be mathematics, statistics, computer science, phychololgy, sociology and economics. To become a dietitian you must get a bachelors degree in one of the majors listed above. Many of the states in the United States require that you have a licenser, deistic certification and only one requires registration. After schooling a person can either work under close supervision lasting for four or five year, or they may complete 900 hours of supervised practice. The job outlook for the registered dietitian is expected to grow but only as fast as the average making for a good out look. There are becoming to be more jobs for dietitians because due to the growing and aging population. There is a increase in jobs to help in disease prevention through better health habits. Dietitians held about 50,00 jobs in 2001 in the nation. More than half of them hospitals. State and Government provided 1 in 10 jobs mostly in health department. all most of them in health related fields. Most of the dietitians work just the regular 40 hour week like everyone else. The work area and surroundings are great in most cases the dietitian is can choose their hours and area of employment. The earnings for a dietitian vary depending on the particular field or scoop. The average yearly earning for a dietitian was $38,450 The low end of the annual earrings was just under about $23,680 and the that is the lowest 10 percent. The median at about 50 percent made between $31,070 and $45,950. The highest about 10 percentearned more than 64,940 annually. The jobs earning the most money were in consulting and business. The median jobs in clouded jobs such as education and research. The lower 10 percent included jobs such as clinical and community nutritionists. Dietitians plan food and nutrition programs for many things. They run healthy eating food systems for hospitals, school, nursing homes, sports teams, gyms, and private individual such as Hollywood stars and professional athletes. As stated before in this essay the major areas of practice include clinical, community, management, and consultant dietitians. Clinical dietitians provide services to patients in hospitals and nursing homes. They along with the patients doctors assess and evaluate nutritional programs for patients. They might have to plan and put into action a diet for a diabetic patient, overweight, critically ill. A clinical dietitian may also manage the food services. Community dietitians work in public health clinics and home health agencies, and health maintenance organizations. Working in health clinics they would evaluate individuals needs or the needs of a family and instruct them on healthy eating habits. Home health agencies work with the elderly or disabled or families with disabled children. They help instruct those people on grocery ...