Consultant dietitian vs clinical nutritionist

The differences between consultants dietitian and clinical nutritionists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a consultant dietitian and a clinical nutritionist. Additionally, a clinical nutritionist has an average salary of $63,591, which is higher than the $59,637 average annual salary of a consultant dietitian.

The top three skills for a consultant dietitian include patients, nutrition assessments and weight loss. The most important skills for a clinical nutritionist are patients, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition education.

Consultant dietitian vs clinical nutritionist overview

	Consultant Dietitian	Clinical Nutritionist
Yearly salary	$59,637	$63,591
Hourly rate	$28.67	$30.57
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	10,584	57,652
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Consultant dietitian vs clinical nutritionist salary

Consultants dietitian and clinical nutritionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Consultant Dietitian	Clinical Nutritionist
Average salary	$59,637	$63,591
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $82,000	Between $31,000 And $130,000
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Differences between consultant dietitian and clinical nutritionist education

There are a few differences between a consultant dietitian and a clinical nutritionist in terms of educational background:

	Consultant Dietitian	Clinical Nutritionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Dietetics	Dietetics
Most common college	University of Maryland - College Park	Purdue University

Consultant dietitian vs clinical nutritionist demographics

Here are the differences between consultants dietitian' and clinical nutritionists' demographics:

	Consultant Dietitian	Clinical Nutritionist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 7.1% Female, 92.9%	Male, 12.0% Female, 88.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 10.1% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between consultant dietitian and clinical nutritionist duties and responsibilities

Consultant dietitian example responsibilities.

Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
Provide individual outpatient diabetes, weight management and cardiovascular counseling.
Deliver medical nutrition therapy to patients, and offer culturally appropriate nutrition education to patients and their families.
Formulate menus and nutritional plans of care for regular and therapeutic diets base on medical/physical condition of patients.
Provide nutrition counseling for pediatric medical conditions including poor growth, feeding difficulties and food allergies.
Provide nutrition counseling & diabetes education to individuals in private practice setting.

Clinical nutritionist example responsibilities.

Manage the anemia status of patients by reviewing necessary lab data and initiating or adjusting medication doses.
Train patients in diabetes self-management and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (insulin pump therapy).
Participate in weekly interdisciplinary rounds to further evaluate patients at increase nutritional risk and discuss the appropriate route for recovery.
Initiate application process for ADA approve diabetes education program.
Conduct medical nutrition management on outpatient basis; conduct weight control and diabetes education groups.
Participate in interdisciplinary biweekly meetings for rehabilitation unit.

Consultant dietitian vs clinical nutritionist skills

Common consultant dietitian skills

Patients, 17%
Nutrition Assessments, 9%
Weight Loss, 6%
Medical Nutrition Therapy, 6%
Long-Term Care Facilities, 5%
Nutrition Education, 5%

Common clinical nutritionist skills

Patients, 31%
Medical Nutrition Therapy, 8%
Nutrition Education, 6%
Diabetes, 6%
Nutritional Risk, 5%
RD, 4%

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