Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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 Dietitians and Nutritionists
Industry profile for Dietitians and Nutritionists
Geographic profile for Dietitians and Nutritionists

National estimates for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
66,690	1.6 %	$ 31.55	$ 65,620	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 20.45	$ 23.80	$ 29.64	$ 37.22	$ 45.02
Annual Wage (2)	$ 42,530	$ 49,490	$ 61,650	$ 77,430	$ 93,640

Industry profile for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dietitians and Nutritionists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Dietitians and Nutritionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	19,240	0.34	$ 31.96	$ 66,490
Outpatient Care Centers	7,270	0.74	$ 34.84	$ 72,470
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	4,550	0.32	$ 30.11	$ 62,630
Special Food Services	4,280	0.90	$ 30.98	$ 64,430
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	3,730	0.07	$ 28.50	$ 59,290

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services	4,280	0.90	$ 30.98	$ 64,430
Outpatient Care Centers	7,270	0.74	$ 34.84	$ 72,470
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,510	0.56	$ 33.70	$ 70,090
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	3,710	0.38	$ 33.33	$ 69,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	19,240	0.34	$ 31.96	$ 66,490

Top paying industries for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	30	0.01	$ 45.15	$ 93,920
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	(8)	(8)	$ 41.29	$ 85,880
Home Health Care Services	870	0.06	$ 38.03	$ 79,110
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	2,560	0.12	$ 37.90	$ 78,830
Scientific Research and Development Services	80	0.01	$ 36.05	$ 74,990

Geographic profile for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dietitians and Nutritionists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Dietitians and Nutritionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of dietitians and nutritionists by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	7,690	0.47	0.98	$ 39.61	$ 82,380
New York	4,880	0.56	1.19	$ 35.00	$ 72,800
Texas	4,460	0.36	0.77	$ 31.04	$ 64,560
Florida	3,520	0.41	0.86	$ 29.96	$ 62,320
Pennsylvania	3,360	0.60	1.27	$ 30.38	$ 63,180

Map of location quotient of dietitians and nutritionists by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	2,300	0.68	1.43	$ 33.15	$ 68,940
South Dakota	270	0.64	1.35	$ 29.74	$ 61,860
Mississippi	700	0.63	1.34	$ 21.15	$ 43,990
Utah	950	0.61	1.30	$ 25.58	$ 53,200
Hawaii	330	0.61	1.28	$ 36.07	$ 75,020

Map of annual mean wages of dietitians and nutritionists by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	7,690	0.47	0.98	$ 39.61	$ 82,380
District of Columbia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 38.75	$ 80,600
Hawaii	330	0.61	1.28	$ 36.07	$ 75,020
New Jersey	1,660	0.43	0.91	$ 35.98	$ 74,850
Rhode Island	220	0.49	1.04	$ 35.61	$ 74,080

Map of employment of dietitians and nutritionists by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

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	4,520	0.52	1.10	$ 36.49	$ 75,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,800	0.49	1.04	$ 36.64	$ 76,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,700	0.66	1.39	$ 33.11	$ 68,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,660	0.39	0.83	$ 32.02	$ 66,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,510	0.57	1.20	$ 33.30	$ 69,260
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,380	0.72	1.52	$ 33.19	$ 69,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,230	0.34	0.72	$ 31.74	$ 66,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,160	0.40	0.83	$ 36.43	$ 75,780
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,120	0.39	0.81	$ 32.04	$ 66,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	970	0.46	0.96	$ 30.73	$ 63,930

Map of location quotient of dietitians and nutritionists by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN	210	1.78	3.75	$ 34.76	$ 72,300
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	60	1.49	3.15	$ 29.45	$ 61,250
Ann Arbor, MI	200	1.00	2.12	$ 30.91	$ 64,290
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	310	1.00	2.12	$ 29.77	$ 61,930
Alexandria, LA	60	0.95	2.01	$ 31.06	$ 64,610
Sioux Falls, SD	140	0.91	1.93	$ 27.72	$ 57,660
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40	0.91	1.93	$ 26.96	$ 56,070
Battle Creek, MI	50	0.91	1.92	$ 32.21	$ 66,990
Redding, CA	60	0.89	1.89	$ 34.89	$ 72,570
Morgantown, WV	60	0.89	1.87	$ 28.11	$ 58,460

Map of annual mean wages of dietitians and nutritionists by area, May 2021

Top paying metropolitan areas for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	500	0.47	0.98	$ 49.63	$ 103,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	950	0.42	0.89	$ 46.87	$ 97,490
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	90	0.70	1.48	$ 46.77	$ 97,270
Santa Rosa, CA	80	0.44	0.93	$ 42.28	$ 87,950
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40	0.44	0.93	$ 41.40	$ 86,110
Napa, CA	40	0.56	1.18	$ 41.12	$ 85,520
Modesto, CA	80	0.46	0.97	$ 40.75	$ 84,750
Stockton-Lodi, CA	110	0.44	0.93	$ 40.51	$ 84,260
Salinas, CA	60	0.35	0.74	$ 40.24	$ 83,700
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	500	0.51	1.08	$ 39.96	$ 83,120

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	130	0.61	1.29	$ 18.94	$ 39,400
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	120	0.37	0.78	$ 28.39	$ 59,060
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	110	0.46	0.97	$ 24.13	$ 50,190
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	110	0.64	1.35	$ 25.22	$ 52,460
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	110	0.57	1.21	$ 28.87	$ 60,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	90	1.00	2.10	$ 16.58	$ 34,480
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	70	0.85	1.79	$ 15.49	$ 32,230
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70	0.80	1.69	$ 22.61	$ 47,030
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40	0.75	1.59	$ 34.04	$ 70,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	100	0.75	1.59	$ 33.02	$ 68,670

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40	0.43	0.92	$ 40.56	$ 84,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50	0.54	1.14	$ 39.35	$ 81,850
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50	0.52	1.10	$ 37.18	$ 77,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	50	0.56	1.17	$ 35.68	$ 74,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40	0.39	0.82	$ 34.85	$ 72,480

About May 2021 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022