The skills of nutritionists who graduated from the Nutrition and Dietetics Undergraduate Program of the Universidad de Concepción from 2001 to 2003 and are presently working in the area of Nutrition in Public Health were described and analyzed. Descriptive research with a transversal cut was performed using a population of 23 subjects, corresponding to the total number of graduates for the time period. The questionnaire was structured with 254 items and 12 variables. For the construction of the global index of competences, a reference scale with 5 categories in quintiles, using the concepts of excellent, good, regular, deficient and bad, was designed. The statistical software SPSS 11.0 was used to statistically analyze the data. The professionals obtained a global competence index of 0.88. The most positive index, 0.96, was presented in the area of general competences, while the specific competences achieved 0.80. Competences guarantee a professional performance, but do not cover the complete spectrum of the educational process. It is concluded that the competences acquired in undergraduate education are sufficient to perform well in the area of the Dietetics Nutrition in primary attention of Health under the concept of excellent