Dietary Technicians

Median Salary: $27,100 |

Crucial members of thriving economies countrywide, dietary technicians grossed a median annual salary of $27,100 in 2010. If you break that annual salary down, dietary technicians grossed $13.00 an hour that year. If you are hoping to be bringing in top dollar in your field, getting the formal training is most certainly fundamental. Salaries can differ significantly by place, education, and experience.

As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 an approximate 23,890 were working as dietary technicians countrywide. Often dietary technicians are described as being social, investigative, and realistic. The right combination of attributes and training is crucial for anyone ready to move forward in this industry.

For dietary technicians, it's important to cultivate skills like:

Oral Expression
Oral Comprehension
Written Comprehension
Auditory Attention
Visualization

Successful dietary technicians oftentimes exhibit attributes like:

Self Control
Concern for Others
Initiative

Important subjects for dietary technicians include:

Food Production
English Language
Education and Training

On a typical day, a dietary technician might be identifying objects, actions, and events, making decisions and solving problems, or performing for or working directly with the public, making excellent training in these areas exceedingly useful. Below, you can see everything else you need to know about dietary technicians working in metropolitan areas all over the United States, including info on salaries and job density.

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Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	60	$31,400	$15.10	$37,900	$18.20	88.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	440	$25,300	$12.20	$30,400	$14.60	39.9%
Tucson	70	$27,100	$13.00	$32,400	$15.60	1.1%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Smith	30	$21,200	$10.20	$23,100	$11.10	51.1%
Little Rock	30	$23,800	$11.40	$28,600	$13.80	-44.1%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	40	$29,100	$14.00	$40,000	$19.20	-17%
Fresno	50	$27,600	$13.30	$31,000	$14.90	-15.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	370	$33,900	$16.30	$43,200	$20.80	-62.8%
Modesto	180	$24,000	$11.60	$33,000	$15.90	522.9%
Oakland	360	$40,400	$19.40	$46,500	$22.40	103.7%
Oxnard	40	$34,700	$16.70	$38,700	$18.60	-17.6%
Riverside	140	$30,500	$14.70	$36,900	$17.80	-35.6%
Sacramento	90	$39,300	$18.90	$44,600	$21.40	-38.8%
San Diego	110	$31,800	$15.30	$40,600	$19.50	-52.7%
San Francisco (Area)	480	$40,600	$19.50	$46,600	$22.40	35.6%
San Francisco (City)	120	$41,100	$19.80	$46,900	$22.50	-32.4%
San Jose	80	$35,000	$16.80	$49,600	$23.80	-51.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	30	$31,900	$15.30	$35,700	$17.10	16%
Denver	NA	$18,900	$9.10	$22,000	$10.60	NA
Fort Collins	50	$18,400	$8.80	$21,700	$10.50	111.7%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Haven	80	$36,000	$17.30	$41,500	$20.00	58%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	510	$37,000	$17.80	$41,100	$19.80	-4.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lakeland	30	$28,600	$13.80	$32,400	$15.60	-11.2%
Miami (Area)	200	$28,700	$13.80	$39,100	$18.80	-50%
Orlando	80	$31,900	$15.30	$35,400	$17.00	-54.3%
Pensacola	50	$21,900	$10.50	$29,900	$14.40	72.9%
Tampa	170	$30,300	$14.60	$42,100	$20.30	-16%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	180	$25,800	$12.40	$30,200	$14.50	-56.9%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	30	$28,300	$13.60	$33,200	$15.90	-59%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	30	$31,000	$14.90	$34,300	$16.50	-37.2%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	1,280	$27,400	$13.20	$35,500	$17.10	63.3%
Peoria	NA	$19,900	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Elkhart	60	$20,500	$9.80	$28,100	$13.50	218.1%
Indianapolis	150	$24,500	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	-5.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	200	$19,100	$9.20	$23,200	$11.20	514.9%
Des Moines	70	$25,000	$12.00	$33,100	$15.90	23.4%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	NA	$23,600	$11.30	$27,700	$13.30	NA
Louisville	140	$22,800	$10.90	$24,700	$11.90	30.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	NA	$22,800	$11.00	$27,700	$13.30	NA
Lake Charles	60	$26,800	$12.90	$31,900	$15.40	235.6%
Monroe	60	$18,500	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	334%
New Orleans	60	$22,600	$10.90	$27,900	$13.40	-37.8%
Shreveport	40	$22,200	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	17.6%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$26,400	$12.70	$33,800	$16.30	68.1%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	980	$40,200	$19.40	$44,000	$21.20	319.1%
Cumberland	NA	$18,100	$8.70	$19,600	$9.40	NA

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	NA	$22,400	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	NA
Boston (Area)	850	$30,500	$14.70	$37,000	$17.80	86.7%
Springfield	110	$31,400	$15.10	$40,700	$19.60	110.1%
Worcester	100	$26,400	$12.70	$29,600	$14.20	239.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	40	$28,400	$13.70	$32,600	$15.70	21.8%
Bay City	70	$27,400	$13.20	$29,800	$14.30	1026.6%
Detroit (Area)	830	$28,200	$13.50	$30,600	$14.70	162.8%
Flint	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$30,500	$14.70	NA
Grand Rapids	70	$34,300	$16.50	$50,800	$24.40	0.5%
Lansing	60	$23,700	$11.40	$28,300	$13.60	57.4%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	130	$39,100	$18.80	$45,300	$21.80	-60.1%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	170	$25,000	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	-3.7%
St. Louis	130	$22,900	$11.00	$29,500	$14.20	-45.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	30	$24,900	$12.00	$30,100	$14.50	5.3%
Omaha	40	$34,400	$16.50	$39,900	$19.20	-55.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$39,400	$19.00	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	30	$33,600	$16.10	$42,900	$20.60	29.8%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	30	$23,700	$11.40	$32,600	$15.70	-53.2%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	40	$34,900	$16.80	$37,800	$18.20	-51.6%
Buffalo	120	$37,300	$17.90	$42,400	$20.40	22.9%
New York (Area)	820	$37,300	$17.90	$42,800	$20.60	-46.3%
Poughkeepsie	30	$38,600	$18.60	$44,100	$21.20	-31.9%
Rochester	50	$32,300	$15.50	$37,200	$17.90	-40.4%
Syracuse	60	$32,700	$15.70	$39,400	$18.90	-0.5%
Utica	120	$19,500	$9.40	$32,300	$15.50	402.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	80	$20,900	$10.00	$30,800	$14.80	-46.8%
Durham	70	$26,800	$12.90	$29,400	$14.10	36.2%
Raleigh	40	$26,700	$12.80	$31,600	$15.20	-53.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	120	$35,300	$17.00	$39,600	$19.10	-31.4%
Cleveland	130	$35,400	$17.00	$41,600	$20.00	-30.3%
Columbus	70	$37,200	$17.90	$41,500	$20.00	-58.5%
Dayton	120	$35,500	$17.10	$39,500	$19.00	75.5%
Toledo	40	$39,400	$18.90	$45,100	$21.70	-31.9%
Youngstown	50	$36,600	$17.60	$41,700	$20.10	28.2%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	310	$27,000	$13.00	$29,900	$14.40	203.7%
Tulsa	90	$24,800	$11.90	$29,600	$14.20	13.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	440	$20,400	$9.80	$23,800	$11.40	141%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lancaster	100	$30,300	$14.60	$37,800	$18.20	146.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	310	$32,300	$15.50	$37,900	$18.20	-36.7%
Pittsburgh	140	$29,300	$14.10	$35,300	$17.00	-32.4%
York	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$25,400	$12.20	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$21,400	$10.30	$28,800	$13.80	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	120	$22,000	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	130.9%
Columbia	180	$21,600	$10.40	$23,800	$11.40	187.8%
Florence	110	$18,600	$8.90	$21,500	$10.30	675%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	110	$18,300	$8.80	$20,800	$10.00	167.6%
Knoxville	60	$24,400	$11.70	$32,400	$15.60	6.4%
Memphis	40	$32,100	$15.50	$49,500	$23.80	-63.3%
Nashville	280	$24,800	$11.90	$28,400	$13.60	113.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	110	$27,500	$13.20	$40,100	$19.30	-25%
Dallas (Area)	240	$23,500	$11.30	$30,500	$14.70	-54.8%
El Paso	30	$22,800	$11.00	$26,900	$13.00	-38.8%
Houston	380	$24,600	$11.80	$32,200	$15.50	-19.1%
San Antonio	140	$24,200	$11.60	$28,800	$13.90	-10.1%
Wichita Falls	30	$21,300	$10.30	$23,000	$11.00	193.1%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	100	$25,900	$12.50	$31,700	$15.30	-12.8%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	50	$32,800	$15.80	$41,100	$19.80	159.6%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Danville	NA	$17,400	$8.40	$18,500	$8.90	NA
Richmond	60	$28,100	$13.50	$33,300	$16.00	-46.8%
Virginia Beach	NA	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.90	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	260	$29,600	$14.20	$36,700	$17.60	-13.3%
Spokane	60	$29,700	$14.30	$37,000	$17.80	63.8%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	140	$18,400	$8.80	$21,100	$10.20	428.2%
Huntington	NA	$21,500	$10.40	$24,000	$11.60	NA
Morgantown	220	$20,700	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	1891%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	NA	$19,700	$9.50	$28,700	$13.80	NA
Madison	40	$32,800	$15.80	$37,800	$18.20	-28.2%
Milwaukee	90	$30,700	$14.80	$36,600	$17.60	-37.8%
Racine	NA	$17,100	$8.20	$19,700	$9.50	NA

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