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Highest Paying Industries for Dietitians and Nutritionists

The top 100 highest paying industries for dietitians and nutritionists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $71,840, educational support services is the highest paying industry for dietitians and nutritionists. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $70,030). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of dietitians and nutritionists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Dietitians and Nutritionists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Educational Support Services	$71,840	$43,640	40
2	Federal government, including USPS	$70,030	$54,030	2,070
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$70,030	$54,030	2,070
4	Insurance Carriers	$66,970	$43,410	80
5	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$66,940	$42,850	60
6	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$66,450	$44,890	90
7	Finance and Insurance	$66,310	$44,960	90
8	Manufacturing	$65,960	$18,700	80
9	Animal Food Manufacturing	$65,000	$17,810	60
10	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$64,640	$37,550	180
11	Food Manufacturing	$64,500	$18,270	70
12	Home Health Care Services	$63,340	$41,030	1,180
13	Office Administrative Services	$62,120	$41,740	70
14	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$61,310	$39,370	n/a
15	Outpatient Care Centers	$61,210	$43,060	5,260
16	Temporary Help Services	$60,760	$34,610	190
17	Employment Services	$60,140	$33,720	240
18	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$60,020	$39,430	11,120
19	Wholesale Trade	$59,970	$41,030	170
20	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$59,950	$48,130	80
21	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$59,780	$42,480	1,170
22	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$59,770	$42,860	1,250
23	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$59,080	$41,100	360
24	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$58,980	$38,770	60
25	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$58,810	$42,380	780
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$58,720	$43,410	410
27	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$58,580	$38,250	1,430
28	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$58,240	$43,320	n/a
29	Nonstore Retailers	$58,240	$43,320	n/a
30	Offices of Physicians	$58,160	$35,590	2,770
31	Scientific Research and Development Services	$58,140	$40,120	160
32	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$57,870	$23,430	150
33	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$57,760	$31,480	4,950
34	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,730	$40,560	16,990
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$57,620	$42,730	1,080
36	Health Care and Social Assistance	$57,610	$37,210	39,800
37	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$57,530	$29,510	2,510
38	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,530	$40,450	15,460
39	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$57,510	$40,720	19,970
40	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$57,430	$35,520	1,760
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$57,280	$40,560	17,930
42	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$57,200	$40,750	120
43	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$57,120	$34,530	80
44	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$56,800	$39,750	150
45	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$56,510	$28,600	6,480
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$56,470	$41,970	590
47	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$56,360	$38,020	1,000
48	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$56,150	$45,700	100
49	Hospitals - Local government owned	$55,550	$40,850	1,900
50	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$55,540	$40,840	1,880
51	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,500	$35,330	13,000
52	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$55,330	$38,240	740
53	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$55,270	$34,220	8,770
54	Federal, State, and Local Government	$55,270	$34,220	8,770
55	Special Food Services	$55,070	$33,460	3,400
56	Food Services and Drinking Places	$55,030	$33,630	3,450
57	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$54,990	$18,540	650
58	Accommodation and Food Services	$54,970	$33,620	3,470
59	Facilities Support Services	$54,970	$38,590	40
60	Educational Services - State government owned	$54,920	$39,120	520
61	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$54,700	$38,930	510
62	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$54,450	$20,900	430
63	Educational Services - Privately owned	$53,800	$34,260	260
64	Educational Services	$53,690	$32,270	1,510
65	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$53,560	$35,810	190
66	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$53,330	$18,210	480
67	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,660	$34,800	6,500
68	Educational Services - Local government owned	$52,480	$27,310	730
69	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$52,180	$21,880	530
70	Administrative and Support Services	$51,900	$17,210	470
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,900	$17,210	470
72	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,590	$34,130	4,430
73	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$51,580	$41,840	60
74	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$51,400	$26,750	700
75	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$50,980	$26,250	670
76	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$50,780	$37,240	90
77	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$50,780	$37,240	90
78	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,760	$34,010	3,860
79	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$50,460	$24,930	1,070
80	Health and Personal Care Stores	$49,650	$31,140	190
81	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$49,160	$23,530	40
82	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$48,970	$32,740	320
83	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$48,860	$19,020	250
84	Retail Trade	$48,450	$31,750	650
85	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$48,090	$34,070	90
86	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,730	$32,790	2,830
87	Consumer Goods Rental	$47,680	$35,390	70
88	Rental and Leasing Services	$47,680	$35,390	70
89	Individual and Family Services	$47,430	$25,310	1,550
90	Social Assistance	$46,950	$25,750	2,220
91	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$46,270	$18,990	210
92	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$46,200	$18,690	190
93	Grocery Stores	$46,080	$30,490	370
94	Food and Beverage Stores	$46,080	$30,490	370
95	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$46,060	$18,670	190
96	Personal Care Services	$45,930	$26,310	1,020
97	Personal and Laundry Services	$45,930	$26,310	1,020
98	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$45,540	$18,610	190
99	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,050	$31,490	110
100	Child Day Care Services	$40,680	$24,560	310