Dietary technicians encourage clients to have a well-rounded diet.
Dietary technicians, sometimes referred to as dietetic technicians or diet technicians, attempt to promote health and wellness in their clients through diet. Dietary technicians typically need at least an associate degree from a program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education. Some employers may prefer to hire candidates who hold a bachelor's degree. Dietary technicians who work in New York state earn among the highest mean annual wages in the country.
New York Wages
The mean annual income for dietary technicians in New York state was $34,500 as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for New York-based dietary techs ranged from less than $20,150 per year to more than $46,970 per year. The middle 50 percent of New York-based techs earned annual wages of between $28,520 and $40,680 with a median annual income of $35,400.
Regional Wages
Wages for New York-based dietary technicians can vary significantly based on the region of the state where the technician practices. Those who work in major metropolitan areas tend to earn higher wages than those who work in small communities or rural areas. Dietary technicians who work in the Nassau-Suffolk, New York Metropolitan Division earned the highest mean annual wages in the state at $40,240 as of May 2009, according to the BLS. Those who work in the nonmetropolitan area of East Central New York earned the lowest mean annual wages in the state at $21,690.
National Wages
Dietary technicians who work in New York state tend to earn significantly higher wages than the national averages. The mean annual wage for dietary technicians from across the United States was $28,530 as of 2009. National wages for dietary technicians ranged from less than $17,720 per year to more than $41,760 per year. The middle 50 percent of U.S.-based dietary technicians earned between $21,070 and $34,710 per year with a median annual income of $26,990.
Considerations
General medical hospitals, surgical hospitals and nursing care facilities provide approximately 60 percent of all employment opportunities for dietary technicians as of May 2009, according to the BLS. Some employers may require candidates to be registered with the American Dietetic Association and 46 states have laws and regulations governing the practice of dietary technicians, according to the Education Portal website. The state of New York did not require dietary technicians to be licensed as of May 2011, according to the New York State Dietetics Association.
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