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Registered Nurses & Dieticians
A description of the the work done by "Registered Nurses & Dieticians" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Registered Nurses & Dieticians" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$41,609 $40,000 1012 48.33 13460.70 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$51,358 $50,000 312 14.90 15657.28 Pharmacy
$45,499 $41,000 187 8.93 17991.83 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$42,173 $39,000 96 4.58 16151.35 OTHER health/medical sciences
$29,998 $29,120 43 2.05 7163.39 Home Economics
$40,300 $34,819 33 1.58 21667.08 Nutritional sciences
$34,926 $34,700 31 1.48 9543.49 Psychology: General
$40,241 $40,500 30 1.43 12110.14 Biology, general
$47,957 $42,300 26 1.24 23466.24 Health services administration
$44,609 $43,060 22 1.05 16354.82 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$31,196 $29,500 20 .96 10996.52 Audiology and speech pathology
$47,882 $41,200 19 .91 15301.36 Sociology
$40,651 $36,000 15 .72 13536.03 Education: OTHER education
$28,876 $29,474 13 .62 7463.03 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$36,786 $35,000 13 .62 10062.32 Business administration and management
$42,365 $43,250 12 .57 12817.09 Health/medical assistants
$45,443 $43,000 11 .53 7886.79 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$40,308 $35,360 9 .43 12631.47 English Language and Literature/Letters
$32,052 $28,000 9 .43 9847.17 Psychology: Counseling
$43,718 $34,278 9 .43 16617.96 OTHER business management/administrative services
$34,323 $36,000 8 .38 7118.22 Education: Elementary teacher education
$34,141 $32,500 8 .38 7579.38 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$54,940 $45,840 8 .38 29069.37 Health/medical technologies
$32,772 $32,880 8 .38 6026.21 Fine arts, all fields
$28,990 $29,560 6 .29 14117.03 Political science and government
$40,683 $42,000 6 .29 8234.16 History, other
$27,694 $23,316 6 .29 10857.79 Music, all fields
$49,382 $31,068 6 .29 45255.75 OTHER psychology
$29,013 $28,260 6 .29 6905.61 Food sciences and technology
$40,705 $37,222 6 .29 10803.85 Education: Secondary teacher education
$31,319 $27,300 5 .24 7228.78 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$37,118 $29,870 5 .24 9438.92 Psychology: Clinical
$39,560 $39,000 5 .24 14001.94 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$43,172 $31,990 5 .24 12156.64 Chemistry
$24,880 $15,600 5 .24 11233.24 Animal sciences
$36,242 $25,210 5 .24 9773.84 Education: Physical education/coaching
$56,136 $53,000 5 .24 5394.85 Pharmacology, human and animal
$31,362 $35,562 4 .19 8150.16 Social Work
$46,958 $44,976 4 .19 20035.93 OTHER physical sciences
$58,560 $54,120 4 .19 14446.48 OTHER biological sciences
$33,106 $31,720 4 .19 8573.01 Business, general
$26,000 $24,000 3 .14 1632.99 OTHER communications
$27,401 $23,400 3 .14 2903.39 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$39,667 $32,000 3 .14 7586.54 Business marketing/marketing management
$45,800 $37,000 3 .14 11745.07 OTHER social sciences
$35,703 $35,703 2 .10 5896.80 Accounting
$35,000 $35,000 2 .10 5000.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$45,422 $45,422 2 .10 3718.00 Plant sciences
$32,344 $32,344 2 .10 1144.00 Microbiology
$36,276 $36,276 2 .10 3724.00 Zoology, general
$39,000 $39,000 2 .10 13000.00 Journalism
$32,160 $32,160 2 .10 13440.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$32,430 $32,430 2 .10 2430.40 Psychology: Experimental
$69,800 $69,800 2 .10 24200.00 Education: Science teacher education
$23,520 $23,520 2 .10 3520.00 Education: Special education
$104,000 $104,000 1 .05 0.00 Economics
$43,950 $43,950 1 .05 .00 Geology
$18,200 $18,200 1 .05 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$30,000 $30,000 1 .05 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$31,304 $31,304 1 .05 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$32,000 $32,000 1 .05 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$20,000 $20,000 1 .05 0.00 Biochemistry
$20,000 $20,000 1 .05 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$38,400 $38,400 1 .05 0.00 Ecology
$32,240 $32,240 1 .05 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$33,800 $33,800 1 .05 0.00 Marketing research
$23,000 $23,000 1 .05 0.00 Communications, general
$27,500 $27,500 1 .05 0.00 Environmental science studies
$37,440 $37,440 1 .05 0.00 Linguistics
$49,920 $49,920 1 .05 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$49,920 $49,920 1 .05 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$24,378 $24,378 1 .05 .00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$145,600 $145,600 1 .05 0.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$57,200 $57,200 1 .05 0.00 Engineering: Civil
$38,400 $38,400 1 .05 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$36,400 $36,400 1 .05 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$25,000 $25,000 1 .05 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$48,664 $45,760 147 21.03 17158.92 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$40,235 $36,950 98 14.02 16162.89 Audiology and speech pathology
$42,349 $40,830 54 7.73 15210.28 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$35,947 $35,000 45 6.44 8875.22 Nutritional sciences
$46,654 $46,521 42 6.01 14857.02 Health services administration
$45,068 $43,840 36 5.15 17209.44 OTHER health/medical sciences
$46,071 $43,264 31 4.43 12460.61 Business administration and management
$33,820 $30,000 24 3.43 14086.87 Psychology: Counseling
$43,670 $39,000 23 3.29 17044.78 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$38,361 $34,320 17 2.43 15911.22 Education: OTHER education
$48,756 $38,782 16 2.29 28207.56 Social Work
$38,210 $31,200 15 2.15 25798.49 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$37,417 $31,200 15 2.15 12331.73 Home Economics
$40,065 $37,000 12 1.72 12347.42 Education: Special education
$49,871 $53,352 10 1.43 18820.68 Pharmacy
$47,418 $44,250 8 1.14 23931.10 Psychology: Clinical
$51,127 $28,500 7 1.00 41227.42 Psychology: General
$44,448 $43,000 7 1.00 10443.25 OTHER business management/administrative services
$51,673 $49,620 6 .86 14525.48 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$47,665 $29,869 5 .72 16417.28 Public administration
$32,894 $29,500 5 .72 4707.59 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$32,343 $28,000 5 .72 5969.25 Education: Secondary teacher education
$47,844 $42,220 4 .57 15161.54 Education: Elementary teacher education
$47,170 $49,431 4 .57 7701.87 Physiology, human and animal
$43,573 $39,146 4 .57 24783.42 Education: Physical education/coaching
$32,413 $31,380 4 .57 5795.58 Library Science
$27,535 $30,750 4 .57 7952.75 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$43,680 $37,440 3 .43 6123.35 Education: Educational psychology
$43,680 $37,440 3 .43 6123.35 Psychology: Educational
$38,155 $28,600 3 .43 6964.10 Education: Science teacher education
$33,500 $25,000 3 .43 6177.92 OTHER psychology
$56,168 $56,168 2 .29 18832.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$50,700 $50,700 2 .29 11700.00 Microbiology
$49,000 $49,000 2 .29 6000.00 Food sciences and technology
$46,450 $46,450 2 .29 1450.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$42,100 $42,100 2 .29 1100.00 Education: Administration
$42,000 $42,000 2 .29 4000.00 Biology, general
$41,652 $41,652 2 .29 2548.00 Music, all fields
$41,169 $41,169 2 .29 8168.80 OTHER social sciences
$29,747 $29,747 2 .29 252.80 Accounting
$150,000 $150,000 1 .14 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$64,000 $64,000 1 .14 0.00 Fine arts, all fields
$63,960 $63,960 1 .14 0.00 Plant sciences
$50,336 $50,336 1 .14 0.00 Linguistics
$50,000 $50,000 1 .14 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$50,000 $50,000 1 .14 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$48,000 $48,000 1 .14 0.00 Dramatic arts
$45,000 $45,000 1 .14 0.00 Zoology, general
$42,000 $42,000 1 .14 0.00 Biochemistry
$42,000 $42,000 1 .14 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$42,000 $42,000 1 .14 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$41,600 $41,600 1 .14 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$40,000 $40,000 1 .14 0.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$40,000 $40,000 1 .14 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$40,000 $40,000 1 .14 0.00 Business, general
$39,188 $39,188 1 .14 0.00 Journalism
$36,000 $36,000 1 .14 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$33,000 $33,000 1 .14 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$30,624 $30,624 1 .14 0.00 Animal sciences
$30,000 $30,000 1 .14 0.00 Communications, general
$30,000 $30,000 1 .14 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$29,286 $29,286 1 .14 .00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$22,298 $22,298 1 .14 0.00 Financial management
$19,500 $19,500 1 .14 0.00 Sociology
$18,200 $18,200 1 .14 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$53,268 $52,000 23 40.35 10651.71 Pharmacy
$86,349 $46,800 5 8.77 44682.76 Audiology and speech pathology
$54,200 $41,900 4 7.02 40189.80 Education: Administration
$58,867 $45,600 3 5.26 15105.26 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$56,000 $44,000 3 5.26 16268.58 OTHER health/medical sciences
$93,200 $93,200 2 3.51 56800.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$54,000 $54,000 2 3.51 21000.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$50,180 $50,180 2 3.51 1820.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$40,500 $40,500 2 3.51 7500.00 Education: Special education
$38,317 $38,317 2 3.51 8316.80 OTHER psychology
$12,000 $12,000 2 3.51 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$54,000 $54,000 1 1.75 0.00 Psychology: Social
$53,394 $53,394 1 1.75 .00 Education: OTHER education
$48,000 $48,000 1 1.75 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$44,000 $44,000 1 1.75 0.00 Physics
$33,800 $33,800 1 1.75 0.00 Psychology: General
$33,000 $33,000 1 1.75 0.00 Home Economics
$19,000 $19,000 1 1.75 0.00 Nutritional sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$59,865 $61,360 53 49.07 19509.01 Pharmacy
$42,687 $34,332 14 12.96 19285.53 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$42,969 $40,760 8 7.41 10939.86 OTHER health/medical sciences
$52,744 $30,000 7 6.48 40416.81 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$69,868 $64,085 6 5.56 29578.37 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$83,470 $67,440 4 3.70 38219.93 Pharmacology, human and animal
$53,068 $41,205 3 2.78 10150.74 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$125,000 $125,000 2 1.85 5000.00 Education: OTHER education
$41,200 $41,200 2 1.85 4800.00 Nutritional sciences
$37,180 $37,180 2 1.85 1820.00 Health/medical assistants
$80,000 $80,000 1 .93 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$75,000 $75,000 1 .93 0.00 Zoology, general
$57,200 $57,200 1 .93 0.00 Psychology: General
$51,000 $51,000 1 .93 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$40,000 $40,000 1 .93 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$36,000 $36,000 1 .93 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$32,500 $32,500 1 .93 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu