Dietary Assistants - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Hospitals
Nursing homes

Outlook

The need for dietetic technicians is expected to have average growth since people are paying more attention to their eating habits. In addition, the aging population will increase demand. Nursing homes, home health agencies, and other groups that work with the elderly will all need dietetic technicians. Job openings will also result from replacing workers who leave the field.

Dietetic Technicians (CIS 100061)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	352 Very small	&	2.3%	2.7%	>>>>	39 Very few
Champaign Area	8 Very small	&	12.5%	1.9%	>>>>	0 None
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	-1.2%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	167 Very small	&	1.2%	3.0%	>>>>	18 Very few
Du Page County	25 Very small	&	4.0%	3.7%	>>>>	2 Very few
Edwardsville Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	-0.1%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	16 Very small	&	12.5%	2.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	0.2%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	5.1%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	19 Very small	&	0.0%	1.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	-1.6%	>>>>	0 None
Rock Island-Moline Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	1.8%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	2.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	9 Very small	&	0.0%	-0.8%	>>>>	0 None
St Louis-Belleville Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	0.2%	>>>>	0 None
United States	30,900 Small	&	2.6%	3.1%	>>>>	4,000 Very few