Animal Nutritionist | Salary & Job Information

Becoming an Animal Nutritionist via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Penn Foster Career School is a US school (accredited) offering veterinary assistant courses to train individuals to become top-notch veterinary assistants, veterinary technicians, veterinarian assistants, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 2,190 people employed as animal scientists alone in America, and their average annual salary is $64,510. Colleges and universities like Penn Foster Career School that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Animal Nutritionist Salary Information

Category: Animal scientists

Total # Employed in the US 2,190
Average Hourly Wage: $31.02/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15.25 $19.68 $27.38 $39.68 $51.77
Average Yearly Salary $64,510
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$31,730 $40,930 $56,960 $82,540 $107,680
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.5% 4.2% 8.9% 7.5% 41.4% 23.4% 14.2%
Animal scientists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Mississippi $50.84/hr $105,750
North Dakota $38.64/hr $80,370
New Hampshire $32.86/hr $68,350
Louisiana $32.77/hr $68,170
Maine $32.55/hr $67,700
Maryland $31.25/hr $65,010
Michigan $30.43/hr $63,300
South Dakota $30.25/hr $62,930
Hawaii $27.81/hr $57,850
Wyoming $27.67/hr $57,540
Nebraska $26.79/hr $55,720
South Carolina $24.75/hr $51,490
Nevada $22.75/hr $47,310
West Virginia $17.83/hr $37,080


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