The Average Salary of a Part-Time Dietitian
Approximately 53,000 dietitians help to plan meals and set nutritional guidelines within the United States, reports the 2010-2011 occupational outlook handbook created by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2018, the bureau estimates that this will jump by 9 percent. Of these dietitians, the bureau notes that 19 percent of them work on a part-time basis. Their annual salary can be estimated by multiplying their annual hours worked by their average hourly salary, which varies by location.
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National Average
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On a coast-to-coast scale, the average dietitian brings in $25.59 an hour. Those in the bottom 10th percentile earn just $15.98, which increases to $30.51 an hour for dietitians in the 70th percentile and $35.91 in the 90th percentile.
Industries
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The top three most popular places for dietitians to work are hospitals, nursing homes and for local government agencies. In hospitals, they earn an hourly average of $25.75. In nursing care facilities, they bring in $25.55 an hour. And on the local government platform, they earn the least at an hourly rate of $23.61.
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Regions
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The top three most popular regions for dietitians to work are New York, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. In New York, the average hourly wage is $26.69, which falls to $23.70 in Pennsylvania and $22.93 in the District of Columbia. The top three highest paying states are Maryland, Nevada and California. In Maryland, the average dietitian earns $31.06 an hour, followed closely by Nevadan dietitians at $30.70 an hour and Californian dietitians who net $30.58 an hour.
Cities
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The highest paying city in all of the United States for dietitians is San Jose, Calif. There, dietitians bring in an average hourly wage of $38.69. In close competition is Bethesda, Md., where the average hourly rate is $38.27. The third best city for high pay rates is Modesto, Calif., where dietitians can expect an average of $33.55 an hour.
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