Dietetic assistants assist dietitians with constructing nutritional programs.

Dietetic Assistants Median Salary: $27,100

In 2010, dietetic assistants received a median yearly pay of $27,100 as crucial, contributing members of prosperous economies nationwide. If you break that yearly pay down, dietetic assistants received $13.00 an hour that year. If you are hoping to be bringing home top dollar in your field, getting the formal training is most definitely fundamental. Incomes can vary severely by place, education, and experience.

An estimated 23,890 persons worked as dietetic assistants in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Generally dietetic assistants are described as being social, investigative, and realistic. If you are intending to move forward in this field, it's crucial to have the right mix of attributes and excellent training.

For dietetic assistants, it's important to hone skills like: Oral Expression Category Flexibility Information Ordering Written Expression Auditory Attention

A number of personal attributes can be useful for dietetic assistants, such as: Integrity Analytical Thinking Initiative

A dietetic assistant should be knowledgeable in subjects like: Food Production English Language Education and Training

On a typical day, a dietetic assistant might be processing information, training and teaching others, or establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, making excellent training in these areas very helpful. Read on for more data about dietetic assistants in metropolitan areas nationwide. Find out about everything from incomes to job density.

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Alaska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	60	$31,400	$15.10	$37,900	$18.20	88.8%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	440	$25,300	$12.20	$30,400	$14.60	39.9%
Tucson	70	$27,100	$13.00	$32,400	$15.60	1.1%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Smith	30	$21,200	$10.20	$23,100	$11.10	51.1%
Little Rock	30	$23,800	$11.40	$28,600	$13.80	-44.1%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	40	$29,100	$14.00	$40,000	$19.20	-17%
Fresno	50	$27,600	$13.30	$31,000	$14.90	-15.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	370	$33,900	$16.30	$43,200	$20.80	-62.8%
Modesto	180	$24,000	$11.60	$33,000	$15.90	522.9%
Oakland	360	$40,400	$19.40	$46,500	$22.40	103.7%
Oxnard	40	$34,700	$16.70	$38,700	$18.60	-17.6%
Riverside	140	$30,500	$14.70	$36,900	$17.80	-35.6%
Sacramento	90	$39,300	$18.90	$44,600	$21.40	-38.8%
San Diego	110	$31,800	$15.30	$40,600	$19.50	-52.7%
San Francisco (Area)	480	$40,600	$19.50	$46,600	$22.40	35.6%
San Francisco (City)	120	$41,100	$19.80	$46,900	$22.50	-32.4%
San Jose	80	$35,000	$16.80	$49,600	$23.80	-51.1%

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	30	$31,900	$15.30	$35,700	$17.10	16%
Denver	NA	$18,900	$9.10	$22,000	$10.60	NA
Fort Collins	50	$18,400	$8.80	$21,700	$10.50	111.7%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Haven	80	$36,000	$17.30	$41,500	$20.00	58%

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	510	$37,000	$17.80	$41,100	$19.80	-4.8%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lakeland	30	$28,600	$13.80	$32,400	$15.60	-11.2%
Miami (Area)	200	$28,700	$13.80	$39,100	$18.80	-50%
Orlando	80	$31,900	$15.30	$35,400	$17.00	-54.3%
Pensacola	50	$21,900	$10.50	$29,900	$14.40	72.9%
Tampa	170	$30,300	$14.60	$42,100	$20.30	-16%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	180	$25,800	$12.40	$30,200	$14.50	-56.9%

Hawaii

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	30	$28,300	$13.60	$33,200	$15.90	-59%

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	30	$31,000	$14.90	$34,300	$16.50	-37.2%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	1,280	$27,400	$13.20	$35,500	$17.10	63.3%
Peoria	NA	$19,900	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	NA

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Elkhart	60	$20,500	$9.80	$28,100	$13.50	218.1%
Indianapolis	150	$24,500	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	-5.9%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	200	$19,100	$9.20	$23,200	$11.20	514.9%
Des Moines	70	$25,000	$12.00	$33,100	$15.90	23.4%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	NA	$23,600	$11.30	$27,700	$13.30	NA
Louisville	140	$22,800	$10.90	$24,700	$11.90	30.3%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	NA	$22,800	$11.00	$27,700	$13.30	NA
Lake Charles	60	$26,800	$12.90	$31,900	$15.40	235.6%
Monroe	60	$18,500	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	334%
New Orleans	60	$22,600	$10.90	$27,900	$13.40	-37.8%
Shreveport	40	$22,200	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	17.6%

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$26,400	$12.70	$33,800	$16.30	68.1%

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	980	$40,200	$19.40	$44,000	$21.20	319.1%
Cumberland	NA	$18,100	$8.70	$19,600	$9.40	NA

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	NA	$22,400	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	NA
Boston (Area)	850	$30,500	$14.70	$37,000	$17.80	86.7%
Springfield	110	$31,400	$15.10	$40,700	$19.60	110.1%
Worcester	100	$26,400	$12.70	$29,600	$14.20	239.9%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	40	$28,400	$13.70	$32,600	$15.70	21.8%
Bay City	70	$27,400	$13.20	$29,800	$14.30	1026.6%
Detroit (Area)	830	$28,200	$13.50	$30,600	$14.70	162.8%
Flint	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$30,500	$14.70	NA
Grand Rapids	70	$34,300	$16.50	$50,800	$24.40	0.5%
Lansing	60	$23,700	$11.40	$28,300	$13.60	57.4%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	130	$39,100	$18.80	$45,300	$21.80	-60.1%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	170	$25,000	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	-3.7%
St. Louis	130	$22,900	$11.00	$29,500	$14.20	-45.2%

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	30	$24,900	$12.00	$30,100	$14.50	5.3%
Omaha	40	$34,400	$16.50	$39,900	$19.20	-55.9%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$39,400	$19.00	NA

New Jersey

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	30	$33,600	$16.10	$42,900	$20.60	29.8%

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	30	$23,700	$11.40	$32,600	$15.70	-53.2%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	40	$34,900	$16.80	$37,800	$18.20	-51.6%
Buffalo	120	$37,300	$17.90	$42,400	$20.40	22.9%
New York (Area)	820	$37,300	$17.90	$42,800	$20.60	-46.3%
Poughkeepsie	30	$38,600	$18.60	$44,100	$21.20	-31.9%
Rochester	50	$32,300	$15.50	$37,200	$17.90	-40.4%
Syracuse	60	$32,700	$15.70	$39,400	$18.90	-0.5%
Utica	120	$19,500	$9.40	$32,300	$15.50	402.1%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	80	$20,900	$10.00	$30,800	$14.80	-46.8%
Durham	70	$26,800	$12.90	$29,400	$14.10	36.2%
Raleigh	40	$26,700	$12.80	$31,600	$15.20	-53.7%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	120	$35,300	$17.00	$39,600	$19.10	-31.4%
Cleveland	130	$35,400	$17.00	$41,600	$20.00	-30.3%
Columbus	70	$37,200	$17.90	$41,500	$20.00	-58.5%
Dayton	120	$35,500	$17.10	$39,500	$19.00	75.5%
Toledo	40	$39,400	$18.90	$45,100	$21.70	-31.9%
Youngstown	50	$36,600	$17.60	$41,700	$20.10	28.2%

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	310	$27,000	$13.00	$29,900	$14.40	203.7%
Tulsa	90	$24,800	$11.90	$29,600	$14.20	13.3%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	440	$20,400	$9.80	$23,800	$11.40	141%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lancaster	100	$30,300	$14.60	$37,800	$18.20	146.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	310	$32,300	$15.50	$37,900	$18.20	-36.7%
Pittsburgh	140	$29,300	$14.10	$35,300	$17.00	-32.4%
York	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$25,400	$12.20	NA

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$21,400	$10.30	$28,800	$13.80	NA

South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	120	$22,000	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	130.9%
Columbia	180	$21,600	$10.40	$23,800	$11.40	187.8%
Florence	110	$18,600	$8.90	$21,500	$10.30	675%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	110	$18,300	$8.80	$20,800	$10.00	167.6%
Knoxville	60	$24,400	$11.70	$32,400	$15.60	6.4%
Memphis	40	$32,100	$15.50	$49,500	$23.80	-63.3%
Nashville	280	$24,800	$11.90	$28,400	$13.60	113.3%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	110	$27,500	$13.20	$40,100	$19.30	-25%
Dallas (Area)	240	$23,500	$11.30	$30,500	$14.70	-54.8%
El Paso	30	$22,800	$11.00	$26,900	$13.00	-38.8%
Houston	380	$24,600	$11.80	$32,200	$15.50	-19.1%
San Antonio	140	$24,200	$11.60	$28,800	$13.90	-10.1%
Wichita Falls	30	$21,300	$10.30	$23,000	$11.00	193.1%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	100	$25,900	$12.50	$31,700	$15.30	-12.8%

Vermont

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	50	$32,800	$15.80	$41,100	$19.80	159.6%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Danville	NA	$17,400	$8.40	$18,500	$8.90	NA
Richmond	60	$28,100	$13.50	$33,300	$16.00	-46.8%
Virginia Beach	NA	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.90	NA

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	260	$29,600	$14.20	$36,700	$17.60	-13.3%
Spokane	60	$29,700	$14.30	$37,000	$17.80	63.8%

West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	140	$18,400	$8.80	$21,100	$10.20	428.2%
Huntington	NA	$21,500	$10.40	$24,000	$11.60	NA
Morgantown	220	$20,700	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	1891%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	NA	$19,700	$9.50	$28,700	$13.80	NA
Madison	40	$32,800	$15.80	$37,800	$18.20	-28.2%
Milwaukee	90	$30,700	$14.80	$36,600	$17.60	-37.8%
Racine	NA	$17,100	$8.20	$19,700	$9.50	NA

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