DIETITIANS SOC CODE 29-1031 Entry Salary $12.21/hr Average Salary $25.74/hr Job Description Dietitions plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services or counsel individuals. Requirements 1. Must be 18 years if age. 2. Must be a resident of the U.S. 3. Need to have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited college or university with a major course of study in human nutrition, nutrition education, public health nutrition, food and nutrition dietetics, food system management or equivalent approved by the Board. 4. Have completed a documented supervised pre-professional practice experience component in dietetics of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or an individual with a doctoral degree. 5. Have passed the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) exam. Restrictions No felony or misdemeanor convictions related to the practice of dietetics. School Located in Wyoming University of Wyoming - Laramie - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Family and Consumer Sciences - Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics - Bachelor of Science http://www.uwyo.edu/fcs Casper College - School of Science - Nutrition - Associate of Science degree http://www.caspercollege.edu/nutrition/index.html License Dietitians engaged in practice are licensed by the Dietetics Licensing Board. Fees Application Fee (2 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200.00 Renewal Fee (2 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00 Licensing Agency Jason Brock, Licensing Specialist Dietetics Licensing Board Department of Administration & Information 2001 Capitol Avenue Emerson Building, Rm 103 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7387 Fax: (307) 777-3508 http://dietetics.wyo.gov/ Additional Sources of Information Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 Phone: (800) 877-1600 http://www.eatright.org/ACEND Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (800) 877-1600 xt 5500 http://cdrnet.org Occupational Outlook Handbook: "Dietitians and Nutritionists" http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dietitians-and-nutritionists.htm Last updated May 2017
