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Dietitians
Job Numbers and Growth
There are about 57,000 dietitians in the United States. Unemployment for this occupation is very low when compared to other careers.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
27% of employees work on a part-time basis. 8% of the time, people working as dietitians are their own boss.
Training and Education
If you want to pursue this career, you will benefit from having a bachelor's degree. The percentage of employees with a 4 year degree is 72%. According to 2008 data 14% of dietitians have attended college, but do not have a degree. Among workers, 15% have a high-school diploma, but no college education. 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
Jobs for this occupation are most common in Shreveport (Louisiana), Mount Vernon (Washington), and Lima (Ohio), but are rarer in Cape Coral (Florida), Bethesda (Maryland), and Santa Ana (California).
Dietitians are paid comparatively more in San Jose (California), Bethesda (Maryland), and Oakland (California) and comparatively less 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 
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| 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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