Registered Dietitian

Duties and responsibilities: A registered dietitian designs meal plans for patients in medical settings such as hospitals and nursing homes to make sure they consume healthy meals. They often customize the diet for each individual to take unique medical conditions into account and sometimes supervise food preparation and service all patients at a facility to ensure that they receive nutritious meals.

Salary:  $55,240

Education:  Registered Dietitians need at least a 4 year bachelor’s degree and are often required to possess a license depending on their state of residence. Registered dietitians are usually required to hold a bachelor’s in nutrition, dietetics, food service management or a related field. Require good communication skills and should be organized. Also need to be sympathetic to their patients’.

    Reflection: I would not like to be one because I have bad communication skills and I am not organized at all.