• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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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)
73,860	1.9 %	$ 34.27	$ 71,280	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 21.59	$ 28.03	$ 33.50	$ 39.36	$ 47.51
Annual Wage (2)	$ 44,910	$ 58,290	$ 69,680	$ 81,860	$ 98,830

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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	19,580	0.34	$ 35.42	$ 73,670
Outpatient Care Centers	6,790	0.64	$ 38.55	$ 80,190
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	6,770	0.59	$ 32.25	$ 67,080
Special Food Services	6,630	0.92	$ 32.90	$ 68,440
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,470	0.40	$ 32.61	$ 67,820

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	6,630	0.92	$ 32.90	$ 68,440
Outpatient Care Centers	6,790	0.64	$ 38.55	$ 80,190
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,710	0.60	$ 36.56	$ 76,040
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	6,770	0.59	$ 32.25	$ 67,080
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	5,470	0.40	$ 32.61	$ 67,820

Top paying industries for Dietitians and Nutritionists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	60	0.01	$ 45.19	$ 93,990
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	(8)	(8)	$ 42.97	$ 89,370
Scientific Research and Development Services	160	0.02	$ 41.43	$ 86,180
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	2,750	0.13	$ 40.67	$ 84,580
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	390	0.02	$ 39.88	$ 82,960

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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.

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	9,940	0.55	1.14	$ 40.65	$ 84,560
New York	5,200	0.55	1.14	$ 38.71	$ 80,510
Texas	4,980	0.37	0.75	$ 31.94	$ 66,440
Florida	4,430	0.46	0.95	$ 32.69	$ 67,980
Pennsylvania	3,630	0.61	1.25	$ 31.43	$ 65,380

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)
Utah	1,310	0.78	1.60	$ 29.73	$ 61,830
Missouri	2,190	0.76	1.56	$ 27.93	$ 58,080
Delaware	350	0.74	1.52	$ 35.71	$ 74,280
Rhode Island	340	0.70	1.44	$ 33.38	$ 69,430
West Virginia	480	0.70	1.43	$ 33.91	$ 70,530

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	9,940	0.55	1.14	$ 40.65	$ 84,560
New Jersey	2,320	0.55	1.13	$ 39.58	$ 82,330
Oregon	660	0.34	0.70	$ 39.56	$ 82,280
New York	5,200	0.55	1.14	$ 38.71	$ 80,510
Alaska	130	0.42	0.87	$ 38.51	$ 80,100

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	5,180	0.55	1.12	$ 40.54	$ 84,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,460	0.72	1.48	$ 35.23	$ 73,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,870	0.66	1.36	$ 33.61	$ 69,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,860	0.41	0.85	$ 31.35	$ 65,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,740	0.63	1.30	$ 37.11	$ 77,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,290	0.47	0.97	$ 34.11	$ 70,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,210	0.31	0.63	$ 34.69	$ 72,150
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,180	0.37	0.77	$ 32.05	$ 66,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,180	0.49	1.00	$ 49.54	$ 103,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,150	0.37	0.77	$ 39.19	$ 81,520

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	190	1.63	3.35	$ 36.22	$ 75,350
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60	1.57	3.23	$ 25.81	$ 53,680
Morgantown, WV	100	1.53	3.14	$ 32.43	$ 67,460
Provo-Orem, UT	350	1.21	2.49	$ 22.79	$ 47,410
Beckley, WV	50	1.13	2.33	$ 36.90	$ 76,740
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	40	1.09	2.23	$ 32.51	$ 67,610
Battle Creek, MI	50	1.03	2.12	$ 34.90	$ 72,590
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50	1.02	2.10	$ 25.23	$ 52,490
New Bedford, MA	70	1.01	2.07	$ 29.75	$ 61,880
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	320	0.96	1.96	$ 32.89	$ 68,410