Projections require by 2018 an increase in jobs in the field of dentistry by 16 percent.
Statistics at the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor are expecting 164,000 dentists in 2018, compared with 141,900 in 2008, when the last job numbers were compiled. In the Professional Prediction Guide for 2010-2011, projections suggest that the number of dental professionals will increase by 16 percent over this 10-year period. This is consistent with the bureau's projections for all jobs in the dental field, an increase of 16 percent by 2018.
Projections require general dentists (from 120,200 to 138,600), oral and maxillofacial surgeons (from 6.77 to 7,700) and dentists in all other specialized areas (from 6,900 to 7,900), which are ticks within this overall projection. It is expected that in all three regions there will be a 15 percent increase in employment until 2018. Orthodontists stand above the general projections of the dental fields with a 20 percent bulge (7,700-9,200) and proteodontists who replace missing teeth, jumping 40 percent (from 700 to 900) by 2018.
According to forecasts, by 2018 the largest percentage of job growth in the dental field will be located in outpatient treatment centers, with a 52 percent increase in expected jobs. The lowest growth in the dental field by 2018 is expected for self-employed workers, with only a 6 percent increase expected.
In 2008, the average annual salary for dentists was $ 142,870. It is expected that by 2018, the average annual salary for people who have diagnostics and treatment of problems with gums and teeth will increase to $ 156,850. It is estimated that in 2018, employees working in dental offices will be the highest paid employees in this area, taking home an average annual salary of $ 159,350.
The lowest average salary for dentists will be for individuals in medical or surgical hospitals. It is expected that their average salary in 2018 will be 109,560 dollars.
Highly paid dental professionals are expected to be in Maine in 2018, earning an average annual income of $ 205,960. Rocky Mount, NC will be one of the highest-paid areas for dentistry specialists in megalopolises, with an average annual salary of $ 236,330.
In 2018, it is expected that the highest concentration of dental practitioners in the population will be in the state of Idaho, and almost every 1000 workers will be a fixed tooth. It is assumed that for the metropolitan areas of Punta Gorda, Florida, will be the dental capital of the United States, in which 2.2 dentists per 1000 workers. It is expected that 120 projected dentists in Prescott, Arizona will be the second in 2018, and 2.1 dental specialists per 1000 workers.
Compared to salaries, by 2018 the average annual wage for chiropractors is expected to be $ 80,390; Optometrists, $ 106,960; doctors and surgeons, 173,860 US dollars; families and general practitioners, $ 168,550; podiatics, $ 131,730; and veterinarians - 90 110 dollars.
In the field of dentistry, average annual contracts by 2018 are projected for: oral and maxillofacial surgeons, $ 210,710; dental professionals, $ 153,570; orthodontists, 206,190 dollars; and proteodonts, 125,400 dollars.
Statistics show that three out of four dentists are single professionals. Projections require good employment prospects in the dental industry, as it is expected that a large number of dentists will retire over the next seven years.
