Dietetic Technicians
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.
31,560 people do this job in the US. $37,640 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 54%
- 0%
- 46%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 37%. Today's estimate: 45%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 13 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervise food production or service or assist dietitians or nutritionists in food service supervision or planning.Done daily by most who do it. | 18% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare a major meal, following recipes and determining group food quantities.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 2.5 h1.3 h to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 12% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | 97%Half by now | |
| Develop job specifications, job descriptions, or work schedules.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 10% | 2.5 h50 min to 3.3 h | 70%Half by now | |
| Provide dietitians with assistance researching food, nutrition, or food service systems.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now | |
| Analyze menus or recipes, standardize recipes, or test new products.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan menus or diets or guide individuals or families in food selection, preparation, or menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.1 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Attend interdisciplinary meetings with other health care professionals to discuss patient care.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h38 min to 1.7 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Select, schedule, or conduct orientation or in-service education programs.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Deliver speeches on diet, nutrition, or health to promote healthy eating habits and illness prevention and treatment.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now | |
| Determine food and beverage costs and assist in implementing cost control procedures.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h38 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).