Most dieticians and nutritionists not satisfied with job

05 Mar 2024 - Dieticians and nutritionists who have 20 years of experience in their job, will earn between €2,458 and €3,805 per month. Among the employees who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Malta, in 2024.

Highest salary for dieticians and nutritionists with 25 years of experience: €2,577 to €3,970 per month

Based on our survey, people in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between €2,577 and €3,970 per month. After 20 years of experience, people in this job receive a salary ranging from €14 to €22 per hour.

The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 20 and 24 years of age. 51% says they are male, while 49% entered female as their gender. 30% of workers have 1 child or more.

Average working week of 39 hours

Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 5%, while 95% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, employees work 39 hours per week.

Coworkers mostly female

Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 65%. Since starting their first job, 54% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 43% work in a multinational organisation. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 35% of respondents. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are female. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees.

In the survey, 9% of the workers in this occupation choose 'dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among dieticians and nutritionists

Of all surveyed people in this job, 33% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. 38% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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