Occupation salary profile

Dietitians and Nutritionists

SOC 29-1031 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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.

National median · BLS
$76,400
▲ +3.45% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$68,208
▲ +9.3% YoY · 146 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$77,130
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
77,570
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Pay range for Dietitians and Nutritionists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 146 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$49,090$57,800
25th$63,080$60,283
Median (50th)$76,400$68,208
75th$89,340$81,037
90th — top pay$103,720$91,510
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $68,208 for Dietitians and Nutritionists — 10.7% below the BLS national median of $76,400.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Dietitians and Nutritionists

BLS projects employment of dietitians and nutritionists to grow 7.7% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 5,700 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
86,300 → 93,000
+6,700 jobs
Projected change
+7.7%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
5,700
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
8.5% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $68,208
Change vs prior year +9.3%
After inflation (CPI-U) +5.98%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 56 38.4% $58,976 $63,772 $73,797
Level II 59 40.4% $62,473 $67,995 $81,557
Level III 18 12.3% $70,264 $87,960 $104,820
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Dietitians and Nutritionists

The 2 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1031, from 146 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Registered Dietitian 48 32.88% $59,550 $68,858 $80,582 +6.62%
Clinical Dietitian 18 12.33% $64,406 $69,194 $78,468 +16.72%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Dietitians and Nutritionists

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Social Perceptiveness4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Service Orientation3.9
  • Writing3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • Biology4.4
  • Medicine and Dentistry4.3
  • English Language4.1
  • Therapy and Counseling4.1
  • Customer and Personal Service4.0
  • Psychology3.9
  • Education and Training3.8
  • Mathematics3.6
Software and technology used
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordAllergenic diet softwareAurora FoodProAxxya Systems Nutritionist ProBioEx Systems Nutrition Maker PlusCompu-Cal Nutrition AssistantCronometerCyberSoft NutriBaseDatabase softwareDietMaster Systems DietMasterESHA Research The Food ProcessorGoogle DriveGraphics softwareKetogenic planning software

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What dietitians and nutritionists do

  • Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
  • Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
  • Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
  • Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
  • Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
  • Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
  • Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Develop recipes and menus to address special nutrition needs, such as low glycemic, low histamine, or gluten- or allergen-free.
Also called
Clinical DietitianDietitianNutritionistRegistered DietitianClinical DieticianClinical NutritionistOncology DietitianOutpatient DietitianRegistered DieticianRenal Dietitian
More job titles for this occupation (23)
Administrative DietitianCommunity DietitianConsultant DietitianDiet ConsultantDiet CounselorDiet TherapistDietary AideDieticianDietistFood AdvisorFood ConsultantHolistic NutritionistMenu PlannerNutrition ConsultantNutrition CoordinatorNutrition CounselorPediatric DieticianPublic Health DietitianPublic Health NutritionistResearch DietitianSports NutritionistTeaching DietitianTherapeutic Dietitian

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.