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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 40 0.01 $40.76 $84,770
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 2,460 0.12 $35.09 $72,990
Home Health Care Services 1,110 0.07 $33.97 $70,650
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers (8) (8) $33.77 $70,250
Scientific Research and Development Services 130 0.02 $33.75 $70,200


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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, GA-AL 210 1.85 4.02 $26.07 $54,230
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 60 1.40 3.03 $27.09 $56,350
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 60 1.37 2.97 $25.91 $53,900
Iowa City, IA 120 1.32 2.86 $20.34 $42,300
Rochester, MN 140 1.22 2.64 $32.81 $68,250
Alexandria, LA 70 1.19 2.57 $27.73 $57,690
Erie, PA 140 1.10 2.38 $27.70 $57,630
Goldsboro, NC 40 1.03 2.23 $25.72 $53,490
Ann Arbor, MI 220 0.96 2.09 $33.24 $69,150
Flagstaff, AZ 60 0.94 2.04 $25.63 $53,320




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 80 0.59 1.29 $42.48 $88,350
Salinas, CA 40 0.21 0.45 $42.27 $87,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,230 0.50 1.08 $42.26 $87,890
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 0.43 0.94 $41.31 $85,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 370 0.37 0.79 $40.90 $85,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 70 0.38 0.82 $40.46 $84,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 460 0.40 0.87 $40.32 $83,870
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 110 0.50 1.08 $38.28 $79,630
Napa, CA 50 0.62 1.34 $38.21 $79,470
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 30 0.45 0.97 $37.27 $77,510

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 150 0.80 1.74 $30.18 $62,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 150 1.14 2.47 $26.30 $54,710
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 150 0.82 1.77 $27.65 $57,510
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.90 1.96 $24.83 $51,640
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.68 1.47 $25.94 $53,960

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 100 1.38 2.99 $23.62 $49,120
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 150 1.14 2.47 $26.30 $54,710
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 100 1.08 2.34 $29.65 $61,660
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.05 2.28 $14.16 $29,460
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 100 1.04 2.27 $27.12 $56,410

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 40 0.50 1.08 $53.81 $111,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.32 0.70 $40.79 $84,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.44 0.95 $39.39 $81,930
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.33 0.73 $36.59 $76,110
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 0.62 1.34 $34.29 $71,330


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020