Dietitian and Nutritionist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Dietitian and Nutritionist occupation series (code 0630).
The verdict
Dietitian and Nutritionist is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 3,225 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $101,031 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.1%
- Pay change
- +0.7%
- Avg tenure
- 10 yrs
- Rank in family
- #20 of 45
FedScope read on Dietitian and Nutritionist (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
Dietitian and Nutritionist sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Dietitian and Nutritionist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. Across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, 339,162 employees work in 45 occupations; Dietitian and Nutritionist is 1.0% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (47th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Dietitian and Nutritionist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$101,031
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-13.9%
Where Dietitian and Nutritionist ranks on federal pay
Dietitian and Nutritionist earns more on average than 55% of federal occupation series (295 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Dietitian and Nutritionist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Dietitian and Nutritionist.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Dietitian and Nutritionist outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (3,225 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($101,031 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Dietitian and Nutritionist pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Dietitian and Nutritionist postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.