Dietitian Career and Immigration options for Australia
Dietitian Applies the science of human nutrition to help people understand the relationship between food and health and make appropriate dietary choices to attain and maintain health, and to prevent and treat illness and disease.
Profile Title: Dietitian Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Nutritionist
ANZSCO Code: 251111 | Unit Code: 2511
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years
Assessing Bodies: Dietitians Association Of Australia (DAA)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL
Specialization: Not Defined
Profile Description: Applies the science of human nutrition to help people understand the relationship between food and health and make appropriate dietary choices to attain and maintain health, and to prevent and treat illness and disease.
Job Duties:
- planning diets and menus, and instructing people on the requirements and importance of diet and on the planning and preparation of food
- supervising the preparation and serving of meals
- collecting, organising and assessing data relating to health and nutritional status of individuals, groups and communities
- monitoring food intake and quality to provide nutritional care
- calculating nutritional values of food served
- planning, conducting and evaluating nutrition intervention programs and compiling educational material
- providing nutrition assessments, nutrition management, and nutrition education, research and training
- consulting with other Health Professionals and related workers to manage the dietary and nutritional needs of patients
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
Registration or Licensing: Not Required
Industries: Dietitians are mainly employed in: Health Care and Social Assistance; Public Administration and Safety; and Arts and Recreation Services
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Dietitians is Post Graduate/ Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (50.0 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Dietitians is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (40.0 per cent) and the median age is 34 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: The female share of Dietitians is 96.6 per cent and 63.3 per cent of Dietitians work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 32.7 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,426 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Dietitians to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.
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