Dietitians & nutritionists

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
105k
Average Age
42
Estimated Job Growth
7.95%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$53,279
Average Male Salary
$59,399
Average Female Salary
$52,624

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Dietitians & nutritionists are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Dietitians & nutritionists was $53,279 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Dietitians & nutritionists are Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Delaware County PUMA, OH, and Boone County PUMA, MO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Dietitians & nutritionists are La Crosse County PUMA, WI, Nashville-Davidson (Southwest) PUMA, TN, and Monmouth County (Central) PUMA, NJ.

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Employment and salary information for the Dietitians & nutritionists workforce. Dietitians & nutritionists workforce in 2021 was 104,639 people, of which 90.3% were women and 9.66% were men. Dietitians & nutritionists are paid most in Vernon, Moraine, West Deerfield & Libertyville (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in La Crosse County PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

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10,109
Male Workforce
± 2.47k
94,530
Female Workforce
± 7.55k

The Dietitians & nutritionists workforce in 2021 was 104,639 people (90.3% women and 9.66% men). This implies an average annual growth of 24.8% between 2014 (83,832) and 2021 (104,639).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Dietitians & nutritionists.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($65,887), Iowa ($64,707), and Hawaii ($63,972).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,279
AVERAGE WAGE
#256 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Dietitians & nutritionists earned an average of $53,279, $6,317 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.329
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Dietitians & nutritionists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dietitians & nutritionists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Dietitians & nutritionists and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Dietitians & nutritionists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dietitians & nutritionists, by average wage, is Animal slaughtering & processing ($283,666).

Occupations by Industries

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105k
2021 Workforce
± 7,939
1.62%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.6%

This graphic shows the share of Dietitians & nutritionists employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Dietitians & nutritionists at 66.9%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 17.6% and Outpatient care centers with 15.5%.

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Demographic information on Dietitians & nutritionists in the US. The workforce of Dietitians & nutritionists in 2021 was 104,639 people, with 90.3% woman, and 9.66% men. The average age of male Dietitians & nutritionists in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Dietitians & nutritionists is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dietitians & nutritionists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Dietitians & nutritionists in 2021 was 104,639 people, with 90.3% woman, and 9.66% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (18,285 people), 30 to 34 years (15,703  people), and 35 to 39 years (11,068 people). Among them they concentrated 43.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 9.54% of Dietitians & nutritionists workers were Hispanic and 90.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74%), Puerto Rican (16.7)%, and Venezuelan (9.33)%

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Races

In 2021, 73.7% of the Dietitians & nutritionists workforce were White, of which 92.2% were women and 7.83% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.6%) and Asian (6.42%).

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Data on higher education choices for Dietitians & nutritionists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dietitians & nutritionists is Interdisciplinary Studies but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Interdisciplinary Studies.

Among the necessary skills for Dietitians & nutritionists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Dietitians & nutritionists need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Dietitians & nutritionists in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Interdisciplinary Studies (24,651 people), Health (23,390 people), and Human Sciences (6,087 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Dietitians & nutritionists workers were Bachelors Degree (43,226 people), Graduate Degree (36,457 people), and High School or Equivalent (11,246 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Dietitians & nutritionists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dietitians & nutritionists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Writing.

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Projections on job growth for Dietitians and Nutritionists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Dietitians and Nutritionists are expected to see a growth of 7.95% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

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For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Dietitians and Nutritionists.
7.95%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Dietitians & nutritionists. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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