Dietetic Technicians Salary in the US
A dietetic technicians earns a national median of $37,640 a year (mean $40,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #764 of 825.
How much does a dietetic technicians earn in the US?
A dietetic technicians in the United States earns a median of $37,640 a year (mean $40,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 31,560 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2051), ranked #764 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$37,640
per year
Mean
$40,630
per year
Employment
31,560
US workers
National rank
#764
of 825 by median
What a dietetic technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a dietetic technicians (SOC 29-2051) earns a median annual wage of $37,640 and a mean (average) of $40,630. The median is the midpoint — half of dietetic technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a dietetic technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for dietetic technicians is $37,640, and the mean (average) is $40,630. The median is the midpoint — half of dietetic technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does dietetic technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $37,640, a dietetic technicians earns 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many dietetic technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 31,560 dietetic technicians employed nationally (SOC 29-2051), across all industries.
- Where does this dietetic technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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