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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
29-1021 Dentists, General
Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care. Excludes "Prosthodontists" (29-1024), "Orthodontists" (29-1023), "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons" (29-1022) and "Dentists, All Other Specialists" (29-1029).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 113,000 |
2.0 % |
$84.54 |
$175,840 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$35.01 |
$51.65 |
$73.00 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$72,810 |
$107,440 |
$151,850 |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Dentists |
101,690 |
10.75 |
$85.74 |
$178,350 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,910 |
0.11 |
$75.05 |
$156,110 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,850 |
0.31 |
$77.12 |
$160,410 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1,650 |
0.03 |
$67.85 |
$141,130 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
940 |
0.04 |
$83.69 |
$174,070 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
30 |
0.01 |
$92.63 |
$192,680 |
| Offices of Dentists |
101,690 |
10.75 |
$85.74 |
$178,350 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
940 |
0.04 |
$83.69 |
$174,070 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
260 |
0.03 |
$83.01 |
$172,670 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,850 |
0.31 |
$77.12 |
$160,410 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
17,240 |
1.01 |
1.30 |
$72.83 |
$151,490 |
| New York |
8,700 |
0.93 |
1.19 |
$79.10 |
$164,520 |
| Texas |
8,110 |
0.67 |
0.86 |
$89.27 |
$185,680 |
| Florida |
6,840 |
0.79 |
1.02 |
$80.42 |
$167,270 |
| Illinois |
4,820 |
0.80 |
1.03 |
$82.49 |
$171,590 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Utah |
1,660 |
1.14 |
1.46 |
$66.81 |
$138,970 |
| Oregon |
1,980 |
1.05 |
1.35 |
$91.68 |
$190,690 |
| Montana |
480 |
1.05 |
1.34 |
$81.86 |
$170,260 |
| Maryland |
2,720 |
1.01 |
1.30 |
$73.06 |
$151,950 |
| California |
17,240 |
1.01 |
1.30 |
$72.83 |
$151,490 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
280 |
0.63 |
0.80 |
$127.14 |
$264,440 |
| Alaska |
240 |
0.76 |
0.98 |
$124.69 |
$259,350 |
| Rhode Island |
340 |
0.70 |
0.89 |
$122.21 |
$254,190 |
| Minnesota |
1,800 |
0.63 |
0.80 |
$109.27 |
$227,280 |
| New Hampshire |
490 |
0.75 |
0.96 |
$108.80 |
$226,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,650 |
1.02 |
1.30 |
$79.10 |
$164,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,120 |
1.00 |
1.28 |
$63.86 |
$132,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,690 |
0.80 |
1.02 |
$81.76 |
$170,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,920 |
1.21 |
1.55 |
$87.25 |
$181,470 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,720 |
0.76 |
0.98 |
$91.47 |
$190,260 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,680 |
0.85 |
1.09 |
$98.36 |
$204,590 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,320 |
0.84 |
1.07 |
$87.00 |
$180,950 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,300 |
0.86 |
1.10 |
$78.39 |
$163,040 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,200 |
0.74 |
0.94 |
$93.08 |
$193,610 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,150 |
0.75 |
0.96 |
$79.69 |
$165,750 |
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