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Also called clinical dietetic technician, cook chill technician, CCT and diet technician.
$37,640
Median pay a year
31,560
People do this work
6
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Managing special meal preparation
Collecting medical information
Conducting research
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring nutrition activities
Estimating operational costs
Evaluating health
Analyzing patient data
Estimating supplies
Developing program goals
Developing organizational goals
Informing about patient conditions
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Dietetic Technician
Summary
Dietetic technician assisting in food service and nutritional programs, monitoring patient intake, conducting assessments, planning menus, and supporting dietitians in meal preparation and dietary counseling
Experience
Dietetic Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Observed and monitored patient food intake and body weight, reporting changes and dietary problems to dietician
Conducted nutritional assessments of individuals, obtaining and evaluating dietary histories to plan nutritional programs
Prepared major meals, following recipes and determining group food quantities for patient meals
Supervised food production and service, assisting dietitians in food service supervision and planning
Planned menus based on nutritional needs and established guidelines, guiding individuals in food selection and preparation
Attended interdisciplinary meetings with health care professionals to discuss patient care and dietary needs
Provided dietitians with assistance in researching food, nutrition, and food service systems
Skills
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Collecting medical information, Conducting research, Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring nutrition activities, Managing special meal preparation
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Monitored patient food intake and body weightConducted nutritional assessments and evaluated historiesPrepared major meals following recipes and guidelinesSupervised food production and assisted dietitiansPlanned menus based on nutritional needs and guidelinesAttended interdisciplinary meetings to discuss patient care
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Monitored patient food intake and body weight, reporting changes to healthcare team for timely interventions.
Prepared major meals by following recipes and nutritional guidelines, ensuring compliance with dietary needs.
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Monitored patient food intake and body weight, leading to more effective meal plan adjustments by dietitians.
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Dietitians adjusted meal plans more effectivelyPatients experienced better health outcomesCare team made quicker dietary decisions
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Prepared major meals by following recipes and nutritional guidelines, ensuring compliance with dietary needs.
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Several meals for different dietary needsA few large meals for group settingsMost of the day's meal preparations
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What a Dietetic Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Dietetic Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$33,880
Median
$37,640
75th percentile
$45,750
About 31,560 people do this work in the United States.
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Dietetic Technician
Already yours: Managing special meal preparation, Collecting medical information, Conducting research
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Median pay
$37,640 a year
What you have not done yet. Monitoring nutrition activities, Estimating operational costs, Evaluating health
This page is about the occupation Dietetic Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.