Dietitian Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 57,000 jobs for dietitians in the US. The unemployment ranking for this career was very low, compared to other occupations. About 2% of employees were without employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Dietitians are most common in Shreveport (Louisiana), Mount Vernon (Washington), and Lima (Ohio), and least common in Cape Coral (Florida), Bethesda (Maryland), and Santa Ana (California).

Workers are paid the most in San Jose (California), Bethesda (Maryland), and Oakland (California), and the least in Las Cruces (New Mexico), Colorado Springs (Colorado), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

Training and Education

Most employees have a bachelor's degree. Approximately 72% of dietitians have a bachelor's degree. About 14% of workers have been to college without getting a degree. About 15% of employees obtain jobs with only a high-school diploma or GED. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Among dietitians, 27% work less than full-time. Some 8% of workers work for themselves.

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Dietitians Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of dietitians compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for dietitians.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$47,000	250
Mobile	$44,000	100
Tuscaloosa	$50,000	60
Montgomery	$49,000	60
Huntsville	$50,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$61,000	60

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$43,000	640
Tucson	$47,000	190

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$48,000	200
Fort Smith	$47,000	40
Fayetteville	$46,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
San Diego	$55,000	580
Riverside	$63,000	540
Oakland	$71,000	400
San Jose	$79,000	370
Sacramento	$65,000	290
Santa Ana	$61,000	270
San Francisco	$69,000	270
Bakersfield	$59,000	140
Fresno	$60,000	90
Oxnard	$61,000	90
Stockton	$68,000	80
Santa Barbara	$59,000	80
Modesto	$66,000	60
Santa Rosa	$65,000	60
Vallejo	$61,000	50
Salinas	$65,000	40
Redding	$62,000	40
Visalia	$64,000	40
Chico	$61,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$49,000	310
Colorado Springs	$33,000	130
Fort Collins	$41,000	50
Boulder	$51,000	40
Grand Junction	$58,000	30
Pueblo	$51,000	30

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Hartford	$60,000	220
Bridgeport	$69,000	140
New Haven	$59,000	90
Norwich	$56,000	60
Danbury	$65,000	40
Waterbury	$71,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$53,000	330

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$54,000	770

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Miami	$61,000	420
Tampa	$53,000	320
Orlando	$49,000	220
Jacksonville	$45,000	200
West Palm Beach	$49,000	150
Fort Lauderdale	$54,000	150
Gainesville	$55,000	70
Sarasota	$52,000	70
Palm Bay	$48,000	70
Tallahassee	$49,000	70
Deltona	$50,000	60
Lakeland	$54,000	60
Cape Coral	$51,000	40
Naples	$52,000	40
Ocala	$47,000	30
Pensacola	$57,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Augusta	$42,000	120
Savannah	$42,000	50
Macon	$40,000	50
Columbus	$47,000	40
Athens	$37,000	30

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$59,000	170

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$54,000	60

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Chicago	$53,000	1,220
Peoria	$47,000	80
Champaign	$49,000	60
Rockford	$44,000	50
Springfield	$52,000	30

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$49,000	390
Fort Wayne	$46,000	160
Gary	$47,000	110
Lafayette	$34,000	70
Evansville	$48,000	60
Elkhart	$44,000	40
Bloomington	$50,000	30

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Des Moines	$54,000	200
Davenport	$51,000	160
Iowa City	$51,000	60
Cedar Rapids	$48,000	40
Dubuque	$44,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$53,000	100
Topeka	$52,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$50,000	320
Lexington	$52,000	70

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Shreveport	$32,000	230
New Orleans	$51,000	150
Baton Rouge	$47,000	120
Lake Charles	$36,000	70
Monroe	$39,000	70
Lafayette	$50,000	50
Houma	$38,000	50
Alexandria	$51,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$52,000	90

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$57,000	630
Bethesda	$83,000	110
Hagerstown	$60,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$56,000	930
Springfield	$58,000	130
Worcester	$50,000	120
Haverhill	$48,000	50
Framingham	$57,000	50
Brockton	$61,000	40
Barnstable Town	$60,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$46,000	530
Detroit	$57,000	330
Ann Arbor	$53,000	110
Lansing	$56,000	70
Kalamazoo	$54,000	50
Muskegon	$52,000	40
Jackson	$50,000	40
Battle Creek	$53,000	30
Niles	$45,000	30
Flint	$56,000	30

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$53,000	580
St Cloud	$53,000	50
Duluth	$55,000	50

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Jackson	$43,000	160
Gulfport	$49,000	40
Hattiesburg	$59,000	40

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$47,000	540
Kansas City	$42,000	530
Springfield	$43,000	90
Columbia	$50,000	40
Jefferson City	$38,000	30

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$51,000	230
Lincoln	$45,000	90

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$58,000	190
Reno	$59,000	80

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$57,000	50
Nashua	$54,000	40

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$63,000	510
Newark	$60,000	400
Camden	$63,000	210
Trenton	$60,000	110
Vineland	$58,000	50
Atlantic City	$56,000	40

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$58,000	110
Las Cruces	$34,000	50

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$57,000	2,500
Nassau	$60,000	650
Buffalo	$50,000	260
Rochester	$51,000	250
Albany	$55,000	250
Syracuse	$54,000	140
Poughkeepsie	$62,000	130
Utica	$54,000	100
Binghamton	$47,000	60
Elmira	$54,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$49,000	320
Durham	$48,000	250
Raleigh	$52,000	180
Greensboro	$47,000	100
Winston Salem	$49,000	90
Asheville	$47,000	80
Wilmington	$49,000	50
Hickory	$46,000	50
Fayetteville	$50,000	40
Greenville	$48,000	40
Burlington	$44,000	30

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$47,000	80
Grand Forks	$53,000	40

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cleveland	$52,000	510
Columbus	$52,000	410
Cincinnati	$54,000	360
Akron	$47,000	180
Dayton	$52,000	140
Youngstown	$47,000	130
Toledo	$52,000	120
Canton	$47,000	60
Lima	$45,000	50

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$42,000	240
Tulsa	$57,000	180

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$58,000	300
Salem	$52,000	70
Eugene	$49,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$47,000	810
Pittsburgh	$46,000	640
Scranton	$54,000	140
Allentown	$43,000	130
Lancaster	$42,000	110
Harrisburg	$45,000	110
Reading	$41,000	100
York	$49,000	90
Erie	$51,000	60
Altoona	$45,000	50
Williamsport	$47,000	30

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$57,000	200

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbia	$54,000	200
Greenville	$45,000	140
Charleston	$47,000	130
Spartanburg	$41,000	50
Florence	$43,000	30

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$48,000	60

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Memphis	$46,000	360
Nashville	$51,000	360
Knoxville	$44,000	150
Chattanooga	$44,000	140
Jackson	$41,000	40
Johnson City	$48,000	30

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$49,000	590
Dallas	$51,000	450
San Antonio	$51,000	370
Austin	$58,000	250
Fort Worth	$51,000	210
Mcallen	$49,000	100
El Paso	$48,000	90
Killeen	$54,000	70
Beaumont	$51,000	60
Corpus Christi	$57,000	60
Brownsville	$52,000	50
Amarillo	$48,000	40
Tyler	$50,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$51,000	170
Ogden	$40,000	60
Provo	$43,000	50

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$50,000	60

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$49,000	450
Richmond	$54,000	150
Roanoke	$46,000	60
Lynchburg	$41,000	40
Charlottesville	$43,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$59,000	460
Tacoma	$59,000	150
Spokane	$51,000	120
Mount Vernon	$58,000	50

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington	$54,000	60
Charleston	$52,000	50

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$54,000	310
Madison	$57,000	200
Green Bay	$56,000	60
Janesville	$41,000	40
Eau Claire	$50,000	40
Appleton	$51,000	40
La Crosse	$47,000	30

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