Vocational Programs for Dietitians and Nutritionists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
74K	$34.27	$71,280

The role of Dietitians and Nutritionists is to plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease The average annual wage of the occupations is $71,280 and $34 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Dietitians and Nutritionists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 73,860 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Dietitians and Nutritionists is $4,500. The average length of the programs is 720 hours and the average completion time is 12.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Dietitians and Nutritionists Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Dietitians and Nutritionists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Dietitians and Nutritionists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	31	-	-	-	-
Human Nutrition	1	-	-	-	-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	31	-	-	-	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	4	-	-	40 Hours	14.00 Months
Dietetics/Dietitian	11	$4,500	$190	1,400 Hours	10.00 Months
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	2	-	-	-	-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	5	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Dietitians and Nutritionists

The following 75 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Dietitians and Nutritionists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.