Nutritionist Career in Dubai
182 on the Register · 109 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 182 nutritionist professionals. The 109 with a full-time licence work at 72 facilities. The FTL rate is 60%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
182
On the register
5
Register per 100K population
60%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of nutritionist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Nutritionist Professionals
The areas with the most matched nutritionist records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Oud Metha
10 matched
Jumeirah
8 matched
Al Jaddaf
8 matched
Al Barsha
7 matched
Deira
6 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
5 matched
Al Garhoud
4 matched
Al Safa
4 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
109
60%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
73
40%
The FTL rate is the share of registered nutritionist professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many nutritionist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 109 nutritionist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 182 in all, or 5 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for nutritionist in Dubai?
The largest employers are Latifa Hospital - Dubai Health, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health. The top facility employs 6 nutritionist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for nutritionist in Dubai?
60% of nutritionist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 40% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
Related Pages
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.