Dietitian and Nutritionist

What the Numbers Say About Dietitian and Nutritionist

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 3,448 people work in the Dietitian and Nutritionist occupation (OPM code 630) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.7% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Dietitian and Nutritionist pays $98,825 per year on average, 10.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.8% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Dietitian and Nutritionist sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 6), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Dietitian and Nutritionist postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Dietitian and Nutritionist makes up 1.0% of the 356,984 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #20 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (56th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.