29 Series · SOC 29-2051

Dietetic Technicians Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$37,640
Median / year
+1.6%
2024→2025
$54,020
Top 10% earn
+2.5%
Growth '24–'34
31,560
Estimated US jobs

Dietetic Technicians earn a median of $37,640 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $37,640, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $29,720 (10th percentile) to $54,020 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 31,560 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Oregon ($54,670).

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The pay verdict

Dietetic Technicians earn a median of $37,640, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 7% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #71 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.5% by 2034.

$37,640
Median annual wage
Top 93%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#71 of 71
in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
1.8×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Oregon at $54,670. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Dietetic Technicians moved from $28,400 in May 2019 to $37,640 in May 2025 (+32.5%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Dietetic Technicians sits +8.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Dietetic Technicians (SOC 29-2051) has a national median of $37,640 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $29,720 to $54,020, and the published mean is $40,630. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 31,560 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 46 state or territory areas and 145 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $37,040 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $37,640 in May 2025, a rise of $600 (+1.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 4,000 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Oregon pays the highest state median at $54,670, which is +45% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA at $60,070. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 31,560 jobs Median $37,640/yr

Median Salary

$37,640

per year

Median Hourly

$18.09/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$40,630

average

Employment

31,560

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Dietetic Technicians pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$37,640 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 (this entry) 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$37,640 · 7th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Dietetic Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 25 29-series occupations with growth data, Dietetic Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +2.5% growth and $37,640 median pay. Scatter plot of 25 data points. $0$100000$200000$300000 0%10%20%30%40%50% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Registered Nurses - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.9% · Median annual wage: $97550Licensed Practical a… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.6% · Median annual wage: $64400Pharmacy Technicians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $45750Physicians, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $265930Clinical Laboratory … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $62930Nurse Practitioners - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 40.1% · Median annual wage: $132300Pharmacists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $140910Physical Therapists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.9% · Median annual wage: $102760Radiologic Technolog… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $80110Dental Hygienists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7% · Median annual wage: $98100Medical Records Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.1% · Median annual wage: $51140Speech-Language Path… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 15% · Median annual wage: $97870Health Technologists… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.2% · Median annual wage: $50290Emergency Medical Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.1% · Median annual wage: $44470Occupational Therapi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 13.8% · Median annual wage: $100330Physician Assistants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 20.4% · Median annual wage: $135880Psychiatric Technici… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 20% · Median annual wage: $45130Respiratory Therapists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.1% · Median annual wage: $82280Veterinary Technolog… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.1% · Median annual wage: $47380Dentists, General - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $170950Surgical Technologists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $64650Family Medicine Phys… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.7% · Median annual wage: $244180Paramedics - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $60600Diagnostic Medical S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 13% · Median annual wage: $96590Dietetic Technicians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $37640
Among 25 29-series occupations with growth data, Dietetic Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +2.5% growth and $37,640 median pay.
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  • Registered Nurses: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $97550
  • Licensed Practical a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $64400
  • Pharmacy Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45750
  • Physicians, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $265930
  • Clinical Laboratory …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $62930
  • Nurse Practitioners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 40.1%, Median annual wage $132300
  • Pharmacists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $140910
  • Physical Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.9%, Median annual wage $102760
  • Radiologic Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $80110
  • Dental Hygienists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $98100
  • Medical Records Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.1%, Median annual wage $51140
  • Speech-Language Path…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15%, Median annual wage $97870
  • Health Technologists…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $50290
  • Emergency Medical Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $44470
  • Occupational Therapi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13.8%, Median annual wage $100330
  • Physician Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20.4%, Median annual wage $135880
  • Psychiatric Technici…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20%, Median annual wage $45130
  • Respiratory Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $82280
  • Veterinary Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $47380
  • Dentists, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $170950
  • Surgical Technologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64650
  • Family Medicine Phys…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.7%, Median annual wage $244180
  • Paramedics: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $60600
  • Diagnostic Medical S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13%, Median annual wage $96590
  • Dietetic Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $37640

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+2.5%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

4,000

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+800

30,900 (2024) → 31,700 (2034)

Typical Education

Associate's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.7/100K

Injury Rate

1.5/100

Danger Index

6.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Dietetic Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Speaking 3.4
Active Listening 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Writing 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Active Learning 3.1
Learning Strategies 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Instructing 3.1

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.8
English Language 4.5
Education and Training 4.2
Mathematics 4.0
Public Safety and Security 4.0
Administration and Management 3.9
Food Production 3.9
Administrative 3.8
Computers and Electronics 3.8
Production and Processing 3.6

Key Tasks

  • Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.
  • Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programs.
  • Prepare a major meal, following recipes and determining group food quantities.
  • Supervise food production or service or assist dietitians or nutritionists in food service supervision or planning.
  • Plan menus or diets or guide individuals or families in food selection, preparation, or menu planning, based upon nutritional needs and established guidelines.
  • Determine food and beverage costs and assist in implementing cost control procedures.
  • Develop job specifications, job descriptions, or work schedules.
  • Refer patients to other relevant services to provide continuity of care.
  • Attend interdisciplinary meetings with other health care professionals to discuss patient care.
  • Provide dietitians with assistance researching food, nutrition, or food service systems.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$29,720
25th$33,880
Median$37,640
75th$45,750
90th$54,020

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$14.29
25th$16.29
Median$18.09
75th$22.00
90th$25.97

Dietetic Technicians pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$25,000$30,000$35,000$40,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $26,040National median - 2016: $26,350National median - 2017: $26,500National median - 2018: $27,140National median - 2019: $28,400National median - 2020: $30,110National median - 2021: $29,520National median - 2022: $33,960National median - 2023: $36,520National median - 2024: $37,040National median - 2025: $37,640$37,640
National median annual wage for Dietetic Technicians, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $26,040
2016 $26,350
2017 $26,500
2018 $27,140
2019 $28,400
2020 $30,110
2021 $29,520
2022 $33,960
2023 $36,520
2024 $37,040
2025 $37,640

2015 median

$26,040

2025 median

$37,640

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$9,240 (+32.5%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.8%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Dietetic Technicians by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $26,040 First banked release 28,950
May 2016 $26,350 +1.2% 32,240
May 2017 $26,500 +0.6% 33,370
May 2018 $27,140 +2.4% 33,540
May 2019 $28,400 Classification break 29,230
May 2020 $30,110 +6.0% 26,430
May 2021 $29,520 -2.0% 21,610
May 2022 $33,960 +15.0% 19,690
May 2023 $36,520 +7.5% 24,240
May 2024 $37,040 +1.4% 29,950
May 2025 $37,640 +1.6% 31,560

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $26,040 in May 2015 to $37,640 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 29,230 in May 2019 to 31,560 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Oregon $54,670 +45% above national
2 New York $50,420 +34% above national
3 Colorado $47,810 +27% above national
4 Minnesota $47,610 +26% above national
5 Washington $47,000 +25% above national
6 California $46,410 +23% above national
7 Arizona $45,970 +22% above national
8 Hawaii $43,580 +16% above national
9 Illinois $42,550 +13% above national
10 Maine $42,320 +12% above national
11 Connecticut $42,040 +12% above national
12 New Hampshire $41,830 +11% above national
13 Ohio $41,380 +10% above national
14 Delaware $41,280 +10% above national
15 District of Columbia $40,810 +8% above national
16 Utah $40,580 +8% above national
17 New Jersey $40,530 +8% above national
18 Montana $40,040 +6% above national
19 Massachusetts $39,760 +6% above national
20 Rhode Island $39,400 +5% above national
21 Oklahoma $38,840 +3% above national
22 Virginia $38,790 +3% above national
23 Wisconsin $38,750 +3% above national
24 Nebraska $37,760 same as national
25 Nevada $37,630 same as national
26 New Mexico $37,580 same as national
27 South Carolina $36,770 2% below national
28 Michigan $36,420 3% below national
29 Missouri $36,100 4% below national
30 North Dakota $35,890 5% below national
31 Iowa $35,220 6% below national
32 West Virginia $35,210 6% below national
33 Kansas $35,060 7% below national
34 Florida $34,740 8% below national
35 Georgia $34,240 9% below national
36 Pennsylvania $34,090 9% below national
37 Maryland $33,710 10% below national
38 Idaho $32,620 13% below national
39 Arkansas $31,900 15% below national
40 Indiana $31,660 16% below national
41 North Carolina $31,010 18% below national
42 Texas $30,280 20% below national
43 Kentucky $28,970 23% below national
44 Louisiana $28,860 23% below national
45 Mississippi $28,690 24% below national
46 Puerto Rico $24,960 34% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $60,070 +60% above national
2 Redding, CA $59,760 +59% above national
3 Columbus, OH $50,920 +35% above national
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,690 +35% above national
5 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $50,630 +35% above national
6 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,570 +34% above national
7 Syracuse, NY $50,120 +33% above national
8 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $49,800 +32% above national
9 Stockton-Lodi, CA $49,420 +31% above national
10 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $48,780 +30% above national
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,230 +28% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $48,210 +28% above national
13 Modesto, CA $48,130 +28% above national
14 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $48,040 +28% above national
15 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $47,740 +27% above national
16 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $47,640 +27% above national
17 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $45,930 +22% above national
18 New Haven, CT $45,720 +21% above national
19 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,450 +21% above national
20 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $45,240 +20% above national
21 Tucson, AZ $45,060 +20% above national
22 Rochester, NY $44,100 +17% above national
23 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $44,080 +17% above national
24 Urban Honolulu, HI $43,570 +16% above national
25 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $43,560 +16% above national
26 Worcester, MA $43,190 +15% above national
27 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $42,530 +13% above national
28 Cleveland, OH $42,330 +12% above national
29 Madison, WI $41,970 +12% above national
30 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $41,490 +10% above national
31 Toledo, OH $41,380 +10% above national
32 Chico, CA $41,320 +10% above national
33 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,260 +10% above national
34 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $41,250 +10% above national
35 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,630 +8% above national
36 Ogden, UT $40,580 +8% above national
37 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $40,560 +8% above national
38 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $40,490 +8% above national
39 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,210 +7% above national
40 Reno, NV $40,160 +7% above national
41 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $40,130 +7% above national
42 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $39,910 +6% above national
43 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $39,790 +6% above national
44 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $39,630 +5% above national
45 Richmond, VA $39,240 +4% above national
46 Akron, OH $39,220 +4% above national
47 Jackson, MI $39,190 +4% above national
48 Oklahoma City, OK $38,840 +3% above national
49 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $38,840 +3% above national
50 Traverse City, MI $38,790 +3% above national
51 Vallejo, CA $38,510 +2% above national
52 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $38,470 +2% above national
53 Kansas City, MO-KS $38,390 +2% above national
54 Omaha, NE-IA $37,760 same as national
55 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $37,630 same as national
56 Albuquerque, NM $37,580 same as national
57 Boise City, ID $37,560 same as national
58 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $37,540 same as national
59 Columbia, SC $37,500 same as national
60 Fayetteville, NC $37,440 1% below national
61 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,310 1% below national
62 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $37,060 2% below national
63 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $37,020 2% below national
64 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $37,010 2% below national
65 Manchester-Nashua, NH $37,000 2% below national
66 St. Louis, MO-IL $36,970 2% below national
67 Ann Arbor, MI $36,910 2% below national
68 Visalia, CA $36,870 2% below national
69 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,800 2% below national
70 Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,750 2% below national
71 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,730 2% below national
72 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $36,720 2% below national
73 Rockford, IL $36,490 3% below national
74 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $36,420 3% below national
75 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $36,230 4% below national
76 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $35,860 5% below national
77 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $35,450 6% below national
78 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,190 7% below national
79 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,160 7% below national
80 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,050 7% below national
81 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,820 7% below national
82 Port St. Lucie, FL $34,700 8% below national
83 Jacksonville, FL $34,510 8% below national
84 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $34,430 9% below national
85 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,400 9% below national
86 Reading, PA $34,090 9% below national
87 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $34,080 9% below national
88 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $34,000 10% below national
89 Wichita, KS $33,910 10% below national
90 Raleigh-Cary, NC $33,900 10% below national
91 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $33,420 11% below national
92 Lexington Park, MD $33,160 12% below national
93 Pittsburgh, PA $32,440 14% below national
94 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $32,410 14% below national
95 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $32,290 14% below national
96 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,290 14% below national
97 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $32,030 15% below national
98 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $31,910 15% below national
99 Lancaster, PA $31,720 16% below national
100 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $31,650 16% below national
101 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $31,590 16% below national
102 Asheville, NC $31,460 16% below national
103 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $31,380 17% below national
104 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $31,340 17% below national
105 Homosassa Springs, FL $31,120 17% below national
106 York-Hanover, PA $30,490 19% below national
107 Altoona, PA $29,990 20% below national
108 Greensboro-High Point, NC $29,800 21% below national
109 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,470 22% below national
110 Winston-Salem, NC $29,280 22% below national
111 El Paso, TX $29,270 22% below national
112 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $29,120 23% below national
113 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $28,970 23% below national
114 Erie, PA $28,870 23% below national
115 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $24,960 34% below national

Same SOC major group

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Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($37,640 here) and reported employment (31,560 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Dietetic Technicians make?
The median annual salary for Dietetic Technicians is $37,640 ($18.09/hour). The salary range spans from $29,720 at the 10th percentile to $54,020 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Dietetic Technicians pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $37,640, Dietetic Technicians pay is higher than 7% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Dietetic Technicians the most?
Oregon pays the highest median salary for Dietetic Technicians at $54,670/year, which is +45% above the national median.
What education do Dietetic Technicians need?
BLS assigns Dietetic Technicians to Associate's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Dietetic Technicians?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Dietetic Technicians in this release. WageDex shows the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Dietetic Technicians a good career?
Employment for Dietetic Technicians is projected to grow 2.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 4,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Dietetic Technicians pay vary by state?
Dietetic Technicians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Oregon at $54,670/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $24,960/year. BLS data covers 46 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Dietetic Technicians?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA at $60,070/year. BLS reports a median for 115 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

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  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $45,750/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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