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Series 0630

Dietetics and Nutrition

Dietitians and nutritionists who plan diets for patients, counsel people on nutrition, and run food service and nutrition programs. Most jobs are at Veterans Affairs medical centers, and many require registration as a dietitian.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0600 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months
930
Open now
83
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Rising (+18%)
Demand score
90/100
Remote opportunity score
33/100
Veteran opportunity score
71/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-7 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 97% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$74,678 to $108,251 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public
69%
Federal employees and other special groups only
31%
Listed a veterans hiring path
7%
Telework eligible (open now)
33%
Fully remote (open now)
0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs (833)
  2. Department of the Army (25)
  3. Department of Defense (22)
  4. Department of Health and Human Services (18)
  5. Department of the Navy (14)

Top states

  1. Texas (73)
  2. North Carolina (56)
  3. California (54)
  4. Florida (54)
  5. Arizona (50)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 0630 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January About average
February About average
March 9% above average
April 7% below average
May About average
June About average
July About average
August 12% above average
September About average
October 8% above average
November 9% below average
December 8% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0630 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 559
FY 2019 526
FY 2020 438
FY 2021 599
FY 2022 953
FY 2023 1,211
FY 2024 642
FY 2025 594
FY 2026 893

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0630 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 58
Jan 2026 68
Feb 2026 66
Mar 2026 92
Apr 2026 68
May 2026 83
Jun 2026 77
Jul 2026 80
Aug 2026 85
Sep 2026 80
Oct 2026 117
Nov 2026 (month to date) 56

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.