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Dietitian / Nutritionist Career Market Report 2026

964 active jobs. 145 companies. Median salary $69K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

964
Active Job Openings
145
Companies Hiring
$69K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Dietitian / Nutritionist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $69K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $104K.

Remote roles pay 29% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Nutrition is the most-demanded skill at 95%

Nutrition demand rose +14.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Davita leads hiring with 159 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$40K, +63%)

Salary increase: +$40K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior43$58K$64K$114K
Mid-Level8$94K$104K$104K
Senior6$63K$71K$95K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$40K (63%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States75$64KUSD
Remote25$83KUSD
United Kingdom8$52KGBP
Canada6$90KUSD
Israel4$62KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.4%
Remote14.8%
Hybrid0.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Nutrition
95%
Patient Care
36%
Scheduling
15%
EMR / EHR
15%
Pediatrics
12%
Long-Term Care
10%
Case Management
10%
Mental Health
10%
Geriatrics
7%
Bilingual
6%
HIPAA
6%
Oncology
6%

Skills on the Rise

Nutrition ↑+14.5ppEMR / EHR ↑+5.7ppHIPAA ↑+5.5ppHome Health ↑+4.7ppClinical Documentation ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Excel ↓-26.7ppCustomer Service ↓-15.5ppCritical Thinking ↓-6.9ppCulinary ↓-5.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Davita15916.5%
Freseniusmedicalcare636.5%
Berry Street545.6%
Crossmark535.5%
Simplex Health202.1%
Bannerhealth161.7%
Season Health151.6%
Iqvia141.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States456
Remote54
United Kingdom14
Canada13
Nigeria4
Israel4
Indonesia3
France2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree49.9%338
Master's Degree34.6%234
Bachelor's Degree10.2%69

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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