Dentists

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2020 Workforce

146k

Average Age

47.5

Average Salary

$181,479

Average Male Salary

$199,343

Average Female Salary

$147,465

About

Dentists are most often employed by the Offices of dentists industry. The average yearly wage for Dentists was $181,479 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Dentists are Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA, and Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Dentists are Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ, Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL, and Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA.

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Employment and salary information for the Dentists workforce. Dentists workforce in 2020 was 145,815 people, of which 34.4% were women and 65.6% were men. Dentists are paid most in Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse & Clinton Cities PUMA, UT but are relatively concentrated in Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

95,604

Male Workforce

± 7.59k

50,211

Female Workforce

± 5.5k

The Dentists workforce in 2020 was 145,815 people (34.4% women and 65.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10.9% between 2014 (131,449) and 2020 (145,815).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Dentists.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($301,118), Delaware ($297,394), and New Hampshire ($286,675).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$181,479

AVERAGE WAGE

#4 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Dentists earned an average of $181,479, $125,525 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Dentists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.38

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Dentists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.38, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dentists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Dentists compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Dentists and on wages for those in the field. Offices of dentists is the industry that employs the most Dentists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dentists, by average wage, is Offices of physicians ($216,011).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

146k

2020 Workforce

± 9,370

2.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.92%

This graphic shows the share of Dentists employed by various industries. Offices of dentists employs the largest share of Dentists at 96.2%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 2.51% and Outpatient care centers with 1.32%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Dentists in the US. The workforce of Dentists in 2020 was 145,815 people, with 34.4% woman, and 65.6% men. The average age of male Dentists in the workforce is 50.3 and of female Dentists is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dentists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Dentists in 2020 was 145,815 people, with 34.4% woman, and 65.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (19,884 people), 40 to 44 years (19,128 people), and 35 to 39 years (18,033 people). Among them they concentrated 39.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 6.63% of Dentists workers were Hispanic and 93.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.3%), Cuban (28.5)%, and Puerto Rican (17.2)%

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Races

In 2020, 72.4% of the Dentists workforce were White, of which 28.7% were women and 71.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (19.6%) and Black (3.95%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Dentists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dentists is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Biology.

Among the necessary skills for Dentists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Dentists need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Dentists in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (75,013 people), Health (18,886 people), and Physical Sciences (9,566 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Dentists workers were Graduate Degree (145,815 people), false (0 people), and false (0 people).

The graphic shows the Dentists workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Dentists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dentists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning.