Below are the skills needed to be dentists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.38 |
Judgment and Decision Making | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Active Listening | 4 | 4 |
Complex Problem Solving | 4 | 4.12 |
Monitoring | 4 | 4 |
Below are the abilities needed to be dentists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Finger Dexterity | 4.25 | 4.75 |
Problem Sensitivity | 4.25 | 5.12 |
Arm-Hand Steadiness | 4.12 | 4.62 |
Deductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.88 |
Inductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 5.25 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be dentists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 5.69 |
Customer and Personal Service | 4.24 | 5.43 |
English Language | 3.93 | 4.14 |
Biology | 3.52 | 3.72 |
Psychology | 3.43 | 4.04 |
Below are the work activities involved in being dentists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Getting Information | 4.68 | 5.04 |
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | 4.67 | 5.41 |
Assisting and Caring for Others | 4.65 | 5.53 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.64 | 6.02 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.63 | 5.34 |
Below are the work styles involved in being dentists according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.66 | |
Integrity | 4.49 | |
Dependability | 4.42 | |
Concern for Others | 4.32 | |
Self Control | 4.31 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Dentists jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 5,660 | $141,810 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 2,930 | $207,180 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 2,890 | $169,730 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 2,420 | $166,700 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 2,110 | $175,140 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 2,020 | $170,290 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 2,000 | $172,960 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 1,710 | $196,300 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 1,690 | $234,490 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 1,480 | $148,650 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org