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.
- O*NET-SOC code
29-1031.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$76,400
Employment, U.S.77,570
Median hourly wage$36.73
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $49,090 | $63,080 | $76,400 | $89,340 | $103,720 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 780 | $66,190 | 0.74 |
| Alaska | 130 | $87,980 | 0.82 |
| Arizona | 1,800 | $64,410 | 1.11 |
| Arkansas | 650 | $65,540 | 1.00 |
| California | 8,720 | $98,850 | 0.96 |
| Colorado | 1,640 | $75,510 | 1.14 |
| Connecticut | 860 | $80,600 | 1.01 |
| Delaware | 290 | $78,060 | 1.19 |
| District of Columbia | 270 | $82,150 | 0.78 |
| Florida | 4,370 | $76,050 | 0.88 |
| Georgia | 2,020 | $73,200 | 0.83 |
| Hawaii | 370 | $81,920 | 1.19 |
| Idaho | 420 | $71,610 | 0.98 |
| Illinois | 2,840 | $73,520 | 0.93 |
| Indiana | 1,670 | $66,450 | 1.05 |
| Iowa | 630 | $72,690 | 0.81 |
| Kansas | 580 | $66,830 | 0.81 |
| Kentucky | 1,040 | $69,520 | 1.04 |
| Louisiana | 800 | $70,460 | 0.83 |
| Maine | 510 | $64,610 | 1.60 |
| Maryland | 1,430 | $77,800 | 1.04 |
| Massachusetts | 2,860 | $76,660 | 1.58 |
| Michigan | 2,370 | $66,850 | 1.08 |
| Minnesota | 1,180 | $77,540 | 0.80 |
| Mississippi | 540 | $63,700 | 0.94 |
| Missouri | 1,700 | $65,450 | 1.16 |
| Montana | 230 | $71,580 | 0.90 |
| Nebraska | 570 | $70,160 | 1.12 |
| Nevada | 560 | $69,030 | 0.72 |
| New Hampshire | 440 | $71,840 | 1.28 |
| New Jersey | 2,870 | $84,450 | 1.34 |
| New Mexico | 500 | $74,730 | 1.16 |
| New York | 5,330 | $82,480 | 1.10 |
| North Carolina | 2,780 | $67,560 | 1.13 |
| North Dakota | 270 | $70,040 | 1.28 |
| Ohio | 3,060 | $69,530 | 1.10 |
| Oklahoma | 1,230 | $69,560 | 1.45 |
| Oregon | 700 | $84,180 | 0.71 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,270 | $67,410 | 1.41 |
| Rhode Island | 360 | $71,300 | 1.44 |
| South Carolina | 950 | $69,970 | 0.82 |
| South Dakota | 210 | $64,890 | 0.91 |
| Tennessee | 1,230 | $67,620 | 0.75 |
| Texas | 5,320 | $74,440 | 0.76 |
| Utah | 1,120 | $65,310 | 1.29 |
| Vermont | 160 | $77,450 | 1.04 |
| Virginia | 1,510 | $77,380 | 0.74 |
| Washington | 1,450 | $84,220 | 0.82 |
| West Virginia | 520 | $89,440 | 1.47 |
| Wisconsin | 1,330 | $74,930 | 0.90 |
| Wyoming | 120 | $64,370 | 0.85 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preventive Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.971 |
| 2 | Naturopathic Physicians | 5 | 0.967 |
| 3 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.967 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | 5 | 0.966 |
| 5 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | 5 | 0.965 |
| 6 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.965 |
| 7 | Neurologists | 5 | 0.964 |
| 8 | Hospitalists | 5 | 0.964 |
| 9 | Psychiatrists | 5 | 0.963 |
| 10 | Exercise Physiologists | 4 | 0.963 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Dietitians and Nutritionists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | Instructing | 1.12 | 0.967 |
| Neurologists | Critical Thinking | 0.76 | 0.964 |
| Hospitalists | Active Learning | 0.76 | 0.964 |
| Nurse Practitioners | Active Listening | 0.88 | 0.961 |
| Sports Medicine Physicians | Critical Thinking | 0.76 | 0.961 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | Speaking | 0.76 | 0.959 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | Active Listening | 0.88 | 0.955 |
| Acute Care Nurses | Operations Monitoring | 1.37 | 0.954 |
| Podiatrists | Active Learning | 0.76 | 0.945 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Critical Thinking | 0.88 | 0.944 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Dietitians and Nutritionists, excluding software Dietitians and Nutritionists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | 11 of 20 | 10.6x |
| Epic Systems | 9 of 20 | 6.6x |
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | 6 of 20 | 15.4x |
| MEDITECH software | 9 of 20 | 5.4x |
| e-MDs software | 5 of 20 | 19.2x |
| Allscripts PM | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
| Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
| Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
| CareCloud Central | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
| Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management | 4 of 20 | 20.5x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Science | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.50 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.38 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4.41 | 4.57 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.27 | 3.83 |
| English Language | 4.13 | 4.46 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.07 | 4.87 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.00 | 4.87 |
| Psychology | 3.87 | 4.83 |
| Education and Training | 3.80 | 4.97 |
| Mathematics | 3.63 | 4.27 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.41 | 4.03 |
| Chemistry | 3.38 | 3.83 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.31 | 4.03 |
| Food Production | 3.17 | 3.20 |
| Administration and Management | 2.83 | 3.57 |
| Administrative | 2.79 | 4.17 |
| Communications and Media | 2.79 | 2.97 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.67 | 3.20 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.41 | 2.80 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.28 | 2.43 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.24 | 1.77 |
| Law and Government | 2.20 | 2.20 |
| Telecommunications | 2.03 | 1.03 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.93 | 2.33 |
| Foreign Language | 1.86 | 1.43 |
| Production and Processing | 1.73 | 1.63 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.67 | 1.10 |
| Geography | 1.57 | 1.50 |
| Transportation | 1.53 | 0.97 |
| Physics | 1.47 | 1.03 |
| Design | 1.43 | 1.13 |
| History and Archeology | 1.33 | 0.77 |
| Mechanical | 1.27 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.07 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.03 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Information Ordering | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Originality | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Memorization | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Visualization | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.25 | 2.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Depth Perception | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.12 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.12 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.12 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Allergenic diet software
- Aurora FoodPro
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- BioEx Systems Nutrition Maker Plus
- Compu-Cal Nutrition Assistant
- Cronometer
- CyberSoft NutriBase
- Database software
- DietMaster Systems DietMaster
- ESHA Research The Food Processor
- Google Drive
- Graphics software
- Ketogenic planning software
- Lifestyles Technologies DietMaster Pro
- MNT Northwest MNT Assistant
- Monash University Low FODMAP Diet App
- Mosby's Nutritrac
- MyFitnessPal
- Nutrient analysis software
- PICS DietMate Professional
- ReadyTalk
- Skype
- Statistical software
- SureQuest Systems Square 1
- The Nutrition Company FoodWorks
All 32
- ValuSoft MasterCook
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, NC | 130 | 3.31 | $66,410 |
| St. George, UT | 100 | 2.13 | $54,580 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 710 | 2.09 | $73,200 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 290 | 2.04 | $64,610 |
| Worcester, MA | 350 | 2.00 | $74,320 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 220 | 1.99 | $69,690 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 340 | 1.97 | $74,630 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 130 | 1.92 | $77,210 |
| Rochester, MN | 120 | 1.92 | $80,330 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 270 | 1.78 | $50,110 |