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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-1031 Dietitians and Nutritionists
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 67,670 |
1.3 % |
$29.97 |
$62,330 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.70 |
$24.14 |
$29.46 |
$36.01 |
$42.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$38,890 |
$50,220 |
$61,270 |
$74,900 |
$87,360 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
19,620 |
0.35 |
$30.45 |
$63,340 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
6,850 |
0.72 |
$32.91 |
$68,460 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
5,540 |
0.35 |
$29.03 |
$60,390 |
| Special Food Services |
4,600 |
0.63 |
$30.22 |
$62,850 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
3,970 |
0.07 |
$26.81 |
$55,760 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
6,850 |
0.72 |
$32.91 |
$68,460 |
| Special Food Services |
4,600 |
0.63 |
$30.22 |
$62,850 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,520 |
0.57 |
$31.21 |
$64,910 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
5,540 |
0.35 |
$29.03 |
$60,390 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
19,620 |
0.35 |
$30.45 |
$63,340 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,880 |
0.45 |
0.98 |
$37.04 |
$77,040 |
| Texas |
5,050 |
0.41 |
0.88 |
$27.42 |
$57,030 |
| New York |
4,640 |
0.49 |
1.06 |
$32.98 |
$68,590 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,520 |
0.60 |
1.30 |
$28.44 |
$59,160 |
| Florida |
3,300 |
0.38 |
0.81 |
$30.06 |
$62,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
500 |
0.72 |
1.56 |
$28.45 |
$59,170 |
| Georgia |
2,860 |
0.64 |
1.39 |
$24.32 |
$50,580 |
| Idaho |
450 |
0.63 |
1.36 |
$24.54 |
$51,050 |
| Vermont |
190 |
0.62 |
1.34 |
$29.63 |
$61,630 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,520 |
0.60 |
1.30 |
$28.44 |
$59,160 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
7,880 |
0.45 |
0.98 |
$37.04 |
$77,040 |
| Alaska |
140 |
0.43 |
0.94 |
$34.92 |
$72,640 |
| Massachusetts |
1,930 |
0.53 |
1.16 |
$34.91 |
$72,610 |
| Hawaii |
270 |
0.42 |
0.91 |
$34.24 |
$71,230 |
| New Jersey |
2,150 |
0.53 |
1.14 |
$33.92 |
$70,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,700 |
0.49 |
1.06 |
$34.37 |
$71,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,800 |
0.45 |
0.98 |
$35.54 |
$73,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,080 |
0.44 |
0.96 |
$29.31 |
$60,960 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,570 |
0.54 |
1.18 |
$31.68 |
$65,880 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,460 |
0.52 |
1.14 |
$35.15 |
$73,110 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,460 |
0.40 |
0.87 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,420 |
0.52 |
1.12 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,350 |
0.44 |
0.96 |
$28.82 |
$59,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,240 |
0.39 |
0.85 |
$32.30 |
$67,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,230 |
0.50 |
1.08 |
$42.26 |
$87,890 |
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United States Department of Labor
