Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR DIETITIANS & NUTRITIONISTS
1995-97


County / Area	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Mother Lode	1997	$12.00-30.70 ($14.70)	$9.20-30.70 ($16.10)	$10.30-37.10 ($17.40)
Santa Cruz
Union	1995	$12.00-12.00 ($12.00)	$15.00-15.00 ($15.00)	$17.00-17.00 ($17.00)
Non-Union	1995	$6.70-19.10 ($12.00)	$7.10-21.70 ($15.00)	$8.10-23.20 ($17.20)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR DIETITIANS & NUTRITIONISTS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$17.09	$15.84	$13.66-20.21
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$16.66	$17.31	$11.01-21.43
Orange County	$29.03	$24.59	$19.59-44.49
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$16.59	$17.04	$12.77-18.93
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$18.65	$18.56	$15.87-21.75
San Diego (San Diego)	$16.92	$16.93	$14.56-18.70
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$15.98	$15.55	$10.82-21.29

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department