Dietitians: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 57,000 for dietitians in the US. For this occupation the level of unemployment is relatively very low.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Of those surveyed, 27% of employees work part-time. Approximately 8% of dietitians work for themselves.

Training and Education

Prior to starting this profession, consider obtaining a bachelor's degree. Government data shows that 72% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. Those who have gone to college, but don't have a degree make up 14% of dietitians. For 15% of workers a high-school education was all they required. 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.

Area Job Conditions

The cities with the most employees jobs, compared to the population, are Shreveport (Louisiana), Mount Vernon (Washington), and Lima (Ohio). Fewer are found in Cape Coral (Florida), Bethesda (Maryland), and Santa Ana (California).

Dietitians earn higher incomes in San Jose (California), Bethesda (Maryland), and Oakland (California), and lower incomes in Las Cruces (New Mexico), Colorado Springs (Colorado), and Shreveport (Louisiana).

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Dietitians: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Dietitians, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Dietitians are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Dietitians are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	250	$46,790	1.3
Alabama	Huntsville	40	$49,730	0.5
Alabama	Mobile	100	$44,370	1.6
Alabama	Montgomery	60	$49,320	1
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	60	$49,950	2
Alaska	Anchorage	60	$61,290	1.1
Arizona	Phoenix	640	$42,860	0.9
Arizona	Tucson	190	$46,560	1.4
Arkansas	Fayetteville	40	$45,650	0.6
Arkansas	Fort Smith	40	$47,360	1
Arkansas	Little Rock	200	$48,400	1.6
California	Bakersfield	140	$59,470	1.5
California	Chico	40	$61,390	1.8
California	Fresno	90	$60,360	0.8
California	Modesto	60	$66,090	1
California	Oakland	400	$71,260	1.1
California	Oxnard	90	$61,310	0.8
California	Redding	40	$62,470	1.8
California	Riverside	540	$63,050	1.2
California	Sacramento	290	$64,660	0.9
California	Salinas	40	$64,970	0.7
California	San Diego	580	$54,560	1.2
California	San Francisco	270	$68,800	0.7
California	San Jose	370	$78,760	1.1
California	Santa Ana	270	$61,110	0.5
California	Santa Barbara	80	$58,710	1.4
California	Santa Rosa	60	$64,940	0.9
California	Stockton	80	$68,020	1.1
California	Vallejo	50	$61,030	1.2
California	Visalia	40	$64,120	0.9
Colorado	Boulder	40	$50,720	0.7
Colorado	Colorado Springs	130	$33,130	1.4
Colorado	Denver	310	$49,070	0.7
Colorado	Fort Collins	50	$41,270	1.2
Colorado	Grand Junction	30	$58,150	1.6
Colorado	Pueblo	30	$50,710	1.7
Connecticut	Bridgeport	140	$68,870	0.9
Connecticut	Danbury	40	$64,540	1.7
Connecticut	Hartford	220	$59,500	1
Connecticut	New Haven	90	$59,140	0.9
Connecticut	Norwich	60	$55,910	1.4
Connecticut	Waterbury	40	$70,570	1.8
Delaware	Wilmington	330	$52,550	2.8
District of Columbia	Washington	770	$54,170	0.9
Florida	Cape Coral	40	$50,680	0.5
Florida	Deltona	60	$49,700	1.1
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	150	$54,270	0.6
Florida	Gainesville	70	$54,990	1.8
Florida	Jacksonville	200	$44,740	0.9
Florida	Lakeland	60	$54,340	0.9
Florida	Miami	420	$60,590	1.2
Florida	Naples	40	$52,100	1
Florida	Ocala	30	$46,840	0.9
Florida	Orlando	220	$48,830	0.6
Florida	Palm Bay	70	$47,800	1
Florida	Pensacola	30	$56,820	0.6
Florida	Sarasota	70	$51,810	0.7
Florida	Tallahassee	70	$48,650	1.2
Florida	Tampa	320	$52,640	0.7
Florida	West Palm Beach	150	$49,330	0.8
Georgia	Athens	30	$36,740	1.2
Georgia	Augusta	120	$41,630	1.7
Georgia	Columbus	40	$47,120	1.1
Georgia	Macon	50	$40,450	1.5
Georgia	Savannah	50	$42,380	1
Hawaii	Honolulu	170	$58,690	1.1
Idaho	Boise	60	$53,900	0.6
Illinois	Champaign	60	$49,170	1.9
Illinois	Chicago	1,220	$52,770	0.9
Illinois	Peoria	80	$46,690	1.3
Illinois	Rockford	50	$43,590	0.9
Illinois	Springfield	30	$52,120	0.9
Indiana	Bloomington	30	$50,200	1.3
Indiana	Elkhart	40	$44,200	0.9
Indiana	Evansville	60	$48,100	1
Indiana	Fort Wayne	160	$46,440	2.1
Indiana	Gary	110	$46,990	1.1
Indiana	Indianapolis	390	$49,220	1.2
Indiana	Lafayette	70	$34,120	2.8
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	40	$47,780	0.9
Iowa	Davenport	160	$50,660	2.5
Iowa	Des Moines	200	$53,810	1.7
Iowa	Dubuque	40	$43,810	2.4
Iowa	Iowa City	60	$51,470	2.5
Kansas	Topeka	40	$51,570	1.1
Kansas	Wichita	100	$53,170	0.9
Kentucky	Lexington	70	$52,190	0.8
Kentucky	Louisville	320	$50,040	1.4
Louisiana	Alexandria	40	$50,880	2.1
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	120	$47,220	0.9
Louisiana	Houma	50	$37,860	1.6
Louisiana	Lafayette	50	$49,800	1
Louisiana	Lake Charles	70	$36,350	2.4
Louisiana	Monroe	70	$39,340	2.7
Louisiana	New Orleans	150	$50,560	0.8
Louisiana	Shreveport	230	$32,290	3.7
Maine	Portland	90	$52,420	1.3
Maryland	Baltimore	630	$57,330	1.3
Maryland	Bethesda	110	$83,320	0.5
Maryland	Hagerstown	40	$60,050	1.2
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	30	$60,440	0.9
Massachusetts	Boston	930	$56,180	1.5
Massachusetts	Brockton	40	$61,090	1.3
Massachusetts	Framingham	50	$57,050	0.9
Massachusetts	Haverhill	50	$47,620	2
Massachusetts	Springfield	130	$57,630	1.2
Massachusetts	Worcester	120	$49,650	1.4
Michigan	Ann Arbor	110	$53,160	1.9
Michigan	Battle Creek	30	$53,080	1.9
Michigan	Detroit	330	$57,210	1.3
Michigan	Flint	30	$55,620	0.6
Michigan	Jackson	40	$50,110	2.4
Michigan	Kalamazoo	50	$54,290	1.1
Michigan	Lansing	70	$55,820	1
Michigan	Muskegon	40	$52,040	2
Michigan	Niles	30	$44,820	1.5
Michigan	Warren	530	$46,070	1.2
Minnesota	Duluth	50	$55,260	1.1
Minnesota	Minneapolis	580	$53,010	0.9
Minnesota	St Cloud	50	$52,910	1.4
Mississippi	Gulfport	40	$49,130	1.1
Mississippi	Hattiesburg	40	$59,450	2.2
Mississippi	Jackson	160	$43,230	1.8
Missouri	Columbia	40	$50,450	1.5
Missouri	Jefferson City	30	$38,060	1.3
Missouri	Kansas City	530	$42,450	1.4
Missouri	Springfield	90	$43,380	1.3
Missouri	St Louis	540	$46,750	1.1
Nebraska	Lincoln	90	$45,350	1.6
Nebraska	Omaha	230	$50,940	1.4
Nevada	Las Vegas	190	$57,950	0.6
Nevada	Reno	80	$59,300	1.1
New Hampshire	Manchester	50	$56,890	1.4
New Hampshire	Nashua	40	$53,630	0.8
New Jersey	Atlantic City	40	$56,410	0.8
New Jersey	Camden	210	$63,000	1.1
New Jersey	Edison	510	$62,590	1.3
New Jersey	Newark	400	$59,750	1.1
New Jersey	Trenton	110	$60,220	1.4
New Jersey	Vineland	50	$57,550	2.7
New Mexico	Albuquerque	110	$57,970	0.8
New Mexico	Las Cruces	50	$34,080	2.5
New York	Albany	250	$54,660	1.6
New York	Binghamton	60	$46,550	1.7
New York	Buffalo	260	$49,720	1.3
New York	Elmira	30	$54,420	2.8
New York	Nassau	650	$60,440	1.4
New York	New York	2,500	$57,100	1.3
New York	Poughkeepsie	130	$61,530	1.5
New York	Rochester	250	$50,650	1.4
New York	Syracuse	140	$53,810	1.3
New York	Utica	100	$53,650	2.3
North Carolina	Asheville	80	$46,900	1.3
North Carolina	Burlington	30	$44,330	1.6
North Carolina	Charlotte	320	$49,130	1
North Carolina	Durham	250	$48,280	2.6
North Carolina	Fayetteville	40	$50,010	1
North Carolina	Greensboro	100	$47,170	0.7
North Carolina	Greenville	40	$47,870	1.7
North Carolina	Hickory	50	$46,210	0.9
North Carolina	Raleigh	180	$51,640	1
North Carolina	Wilmington	50	$49,380	1
North Carolina	Winston Salem	90	$49,020	1.2
North Dakota	Fargo	80	$46,630	2
North Dakota	Grand Forks	40	$52,540	2.6
Ohio	Akron	180	$46,690	1.5
Ohio	Canton	60	$47,300	1
Ohio	Cincinnati	360	$53,810	0.9
Ohio	Cleveland	510	$51,940	1.3
Ohio	Columbus	410	$51,990	1.2
Ohio	Dayton	140	$52,230	1
Ohio	Lima	50	$44,840	3
Ohio	Toledo	120	$52,430	1.1
Ohio	Youngstown	130	$46,620	1.6
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	240	$42,020	1.2
Oklahoma	Tulsa	180	$57,250	1.1
Oregon	Eugene	50	$48,640	1
Oregon	Portland	300	$58,180	0.8
Oregon	Salem	70	$52,020	1.3
Pennsylvania	Allentown	130	$43,250	1.1
Pennsylvania	Altoona	50	$45,110	2.6
Pennsylvania	Erie	60	$51,330	1.4
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	110	$45,260	1
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	110	$41,730	1.3
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	810	$47,180	1.2
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	640	$45,680	1.5
Pennsylvania	Reading	100	$41,480	1.7
Pennsylvania	Scranton	140	$53,550	1.5
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	30	$46,950	1.9
Pennsylvania	York	90	$48,670	1.4
Rhode Island	Providence	200	$56,660	1
South Carolina	Charleston	130	$46,870	1.2
South Carolina	Columbia	200	$54,440	1.6
South Carolina	Florence	30	$43,020	1.1
South Carolina	Greenville	140	$44,780	1.3
South Carolina	Spartanburg	50	$40,760	1.2
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	60	$48,470	1.3
Tennessee	Chattanooga	140	$44,060	1.7
Tennessee	Jackson	40	$40,600	2.2
Tennessee	Johnson City	30	$48,450	1.2
Tennessee	Knoxville	150	$44,130	1.2
Tennessee	Memphis	360	$46,450	1.6
Tennessee	Nashville	360	$51,360	1.3
Texas	Amarillo	40	$48,300	1.2
Texas	Austin	250	$58,340	0.9
Texas	Beaumont	60	$50,970	1.1
Texas	Brownsville	50	$52,000	1.2
Texas	Corpus Christi	60	$56,560	1
Texas	Dallas	450	$50,970	0.6
Texas	El Paso	90	$47,920	1
Texas	Fort Worth	210	$51,210	0.7
Texas	Houston	590	$49,370	0.6
Texas	Killeen	70	$54,330	1.7
Texas	Mcallen	100	$49,030	1.3
Texas	San Antonio	370	$50,610	1.2
Texas	Tyler	30	$49,530	1
Utah	Ogden	60	$39,870	0.9
Utah	Provo	50	$43,370	0.9
Utah	Salt Lake City	170	$50,530	0.7
Vermont	Burlington	60	$49,610	1.6
Virginia	Charlottesville	40	$43,410	1.3
Virginia	Lynchburg	40	$40,570	1.2
Virginia	Richmond	150	$54,480	0.7
Virginia	Roanoke	60	$45,930	1.1
Virginia	Virginia Beach	450	$49,130	1.6
Washington	Mount Vernon	50	$57,560	3.6
Washington	Seattle	460	$59,300	0.9
Washington	Spokane	120	$50,760	1.6
Washington	Tacoma	150	$58,690	1.6
West Virginia	Charleston	50	$51,680	1
West Virginia	Huntington	60	$53,710	1.6
Wisconsin	Appleton	40	$50,800	1
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	40	$50,240	1.6
Wisconsin	Green Bay	60	$55,880	1
Wisconsin	Janesville	40	$41,260	1.9
Wisconsin	La Crosse	30	$47,290	1.3
Wisconsin	Madison	200	$56,780	1.7
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	310	$54,130	1

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