Vocational Index

Career

Dentists, all other specialists

All dentists not listed separately.

$224,990
Median pay
+1.3%
Job growth, 2025–35
100
Openings a year
Doctoral or professional degree
Typical education
7–8 years
Typical time after high school

Here's what you actually need to know.

The work

What people in this job do

All dentists not listed separately.

The outlook

How the forecast changed this year

2024–34 edition+0.3%2025–35 edition+1.3%
Projected 10-year growth in last year's and this year's BLS projections. 200 → 100 openings a year.

Paths in

Degrees that lead here

  • Dental Clinical Sciences, GeneralCIP 51.0501
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyCIP 51.0503
  • Dental Public Health and EducationCIP 51.0504
  • Dental MaterialsCIP 51.0505
  • Endodontics/EndodontologyCIP 51.0506
  • Periodontics/PeriodontologyCIP 51.0510

Paths across

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    Sources

    1. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
    2. BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
    3. O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
    4. CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.