LEARNING OUTCOME: To identify factors that affect job satisfaction of registered dietetic technicians (DTRs).A national survey was conducted to determine levels of job satisfaction for DTRs and to determine any relationship between job satisfaction and the demographic variables of age, years experience as a technician, work emphasis, type of employment facility, and number of technicians in the facility. A questionnaire consisting of demographic information and the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) was mailed to a national sample of randomly selected dietetic technicians (n=579) in October 1995. A usable response rate of 33.5% (n=194) was received. The JSS, normed on a national sample of allied health and corrections employees (n=5605), gives a total job satisfaction score and scores on subscales of pay, promotion, supervision, benefits, rewards, operating procedures, co-workers, nature of work, and communication. The results of the survey showed that dietetic technicians had higher scores on the subscales of pay, benefits, and communication, and lower scores on the subscales of promotion, supervision, and co-workers than national norms (p<05). Total job satisfaction was not significantly different from national norms, but analysis of demographic variables revealed some differences. Higher total job satisfaction scores were found for technicians 45 years and older, those who worked primarily in food-service, those who worked in extended care facilities, and those who worked with 4 technicians in the facility (p<.05). Technicians who worked primarily in a clini-cal nutrition environment had lower job satisfaction than those working primarily in foodservice. Type of employment facility and years spent as a technician did not show significant differences in job satisfaction scores. There were also significant differences in several of the subscales when compared to demographic variables. Pay, benefits, and communication affect the job satisfaction of dietetic technicians, but further research is needed to explore the impact of promotion and supervision on the job satisfaction of DTRs and non-registered technicians.