Offices of dentists

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

928k

2021

Average Employee Age

41.8

2021

Estimated Job Growth

5.43%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$65,225

2021

Average Male Salary

$159,096

2021

Average Female Salary

$47,140

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Offices of dentists Industry Group are dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dentists. On average, full-time employees in the Offices of dentists Industry Group work 40.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $75,218. Part-time employees in the same industry work 25.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $47,489.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Offices of dentists Industry Group are Doña Ana County (Outer) PUMA, NM, Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI, and Outer Green Bay City PUMA, WI.

The workforce of Offices of dentists Industry Group in 2021 was 928,254 people, with 83.8% woman, and 16.2% men.

In 2021, 74.6% of the workforce in the Offices of dentists Industry Group was White (692,652 people), of which 84.6% were women and 15.4% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Offices of dentists Industry Group.

The workforce in Offices of dentists Industry Group was 928,254 people and is concentrated in California (118,628 workers). The average annual salary was $65,225, being $5,629 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.862%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 281k people employed in the Offices of Dentists industry. This represents a 0.862% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Offices of Dentists over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (119k), Texas (77.7k), and Florida (58.7k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Offices of dentists Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Offices of dentists Industry Group had an average annual wage of $65,225, $5,629 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Offices of dentists Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.503

WAGE GINI

Offices of dentists has a wage GINI of 0.503, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Offices of dentists (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Offices of dentists Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Offices of dentists Industry Group.

Dental assistants are the most common position with 288,670 workers, but the Offices of dentists Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Dental hygienists and Dentists.

The highest average salary in Offices of dentists goes to Surgeons.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Offices of dentists Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were dental assistants (288,670 people), dental hygienists (180,064 people), and dentists (138,346 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$159,096

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$10,034

$47,140

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,444

On average, Male workers in the Offices of dentists Industry Group make 3.37 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Offices of dentists Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Offices of dentists Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Offices of dentists Industry Group.

The Offices of dentists Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Offices of dentists Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Offices of dentists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Offices of dentists Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Offices of dentists Industry Group is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Offices of dentists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Offices of dentists Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Offices of dentists is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Offices of dentists Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Offices of dentists Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
43,600
Texas
21,122
New York
17,956

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Offices of dentists industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Offices of dentists Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 83.8% corresponds to women and 16.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $159,096 and $47,140.

64.4% of workers have a some college, associates degree or graduate degree.

Gender and Age

778,313

Women

83.8%

149,941

Men

16.2%

The workforce of Offices of dentists industry in 2021 was 928,254 people, with 83.8% woman, and 16.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Offices of dentists industry.

Races

In 2021, 74.6% of the workforce in the Offices of dentists industry was White (692,652 people), of which 84.6% were women and 15.4% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Offices of dentists workers in 2021 were some college (234,263 people), associates degree (190,481 people), and graduate degree (173,054 people).

The chart shows the Offices of dentists workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Offices of dentists industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Offices of dentists industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 5.43%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (19.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

5.43%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Offices of dentists. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.