32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians

Lead statement

Dietary technicians help dietitians and nutritionists plan and supervise food service operations.

Main duties

• Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations
• Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist
• Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food
• Help patients select menu items
• Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.
• Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants
• Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes
• Clean and restore ocular prostheses
• Advise patients concerning the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses
• Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
• Consult with ophthalmologists concerning insertion of ocular prostheses.
• Design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces or supports
• Interpret physicians' specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances
• Make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses
• Fit, adjust and repair appliances
• Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses
• Supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians.
• Prosthetic and orthotic technicians
• Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers
• Repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear
• May take the body or limb measurements of patients.

Employment requirements

• Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.
• Ocularists require completion of the education program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training ora five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.
• Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.
• Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.
• Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.
• Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.
• Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training orcompletion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.

Example job titles

dietary technician · dietary technologist · ocular prosthetist · ocularist · artificial eye maker · ocularist technician · certified orthotist (CO) · certified prosthetist · surgical fitter · orthotist · prosthetist · pedorthist · prosthetic aide · prosthetic assistant · brace maker · orthotic technician · prosthetic technician · registered orthotic technician (R.T.O.) · registered prosthetic technician (R.T.P.) · registered prosthetic and orthotic technician (R.T.P.O.)

Wages (per hour)

Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.