Dental Technologists
Median Salary: $35,100 |
Bringing in a median yearly pay of $35,100 nationally in 2010, dental technologists are a critical part of prosperous economies across the United States. Hourly, that yearly pay works out to $16.90 for an average dental technologist. Place can play a big role in how much you bring home, but it's nothing compared to how much incomes differ because of education and experience, which means proper training is most definitely crucial.
As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, there were a reported 38,360 working as dental technologists nationwide in 2010. A successful dental technologist will regularly be described as realistic, investigative, and conventional. The right combination of traits and training is critical for anyone intending to progress in this industry.
| For dental technologists, it's important to cultivate skills like: - Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Written Comprehension
- Category Flexibility
- Visualization
| Valuable traits for dental technologists include: - Stress Tolerance
- Analytical Thinking
- Social Orientation
| Key subjects for dental technologists include: - Medicine and Dentistry
- Production and Processing
- Customer and Personal Service
- Design
|
Getting the right training is crucial for success as a dental technologist. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, thinking creatively, or analyzing data or information, all typical daily tasks. Want to learn more about dental technologists? You can find everything from pay data to job density for every metropolitan area in the United States.
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Alabama
| Birmingham |
150 |
$30,500 |
$14.60 |
$38,000 |
$18.30 |
4% |
| Decatur |
30 |
$29,400 |
$14.10 |
$34,800 |
$16.70 |
97.4% |
| Dothan |
40 |
$23,500 |
$11.30 |
$32,500 |
$15.60 |
150% |
| Florence |
30 |
$28,200 |
$13.50 |
$33,000 |
$15.90 |
102.6% |
| Huntsville |
240 |
$33,600 |
$16.10 |
$40,500 |
$19.50 |
284.4% |
| Mobile |
50 |
$24,800 |
$11.90 |
$32,800 |
$15.80 |
4% |
| Montgomery |
50 |
$33,000 |
$15.90 |
$48,200 |
$23.20 |
-4.3% |
Alaska
| Anchorage |
60 |
$62,900 |
$30.30 |
$69,400 |
$33.40 |
23.5% |
Arizona
| Lake Havasu City |
40 |
$33,600 |
$16.20 |
$37,900 |
$18.20 |
180.5% |
| Phoenix |
460 |
$32,300 |
$15.60 |
$40,500 |
$19.50 |
-8.9% |
| Tucson |
160 |
$31,800 |
$15.30 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
55.6% |
Arkansas
| Fayetteville |
30 |
$38,200 |
$18.40 |
$42,500 |
$20.50 |
-48.3% |
| Little Rock |
40 |
$44,100 |
$21.20 |
$48,400 |
$23.30 |
-62.6% |
California
| Bakersfield |
40 |
$31,500 |
$15.10 |
$38,100 |
$18.30 |
-51% |
| Fresno |
30 |
$39,400 |
$18.90 |
$56,500 |
$27.20 |
-65.2% |
| Los Angeles (Area) |
1,820 |
$35,800 |
$17.20 |
$45,700 |
$22.00 |
15.9% |
| Napa |
40 |
$38,000 |
$18.30 |
$50,100 |
$24.10 |
125.5% |
| Oakland |
560 |
$40,800 |
$19.60 |
$53,000 |
$25.50 |
94.4% |
| Riverside |
90 |
$52,700 |
$25.30 |
$79,200 |
$38.10 |
-72.5% |
| Sacramento |
270 |
$37,100 |
$17.80 |
$46,600 |
$22.40 |
7.9% |
| San Diego |
430 |
$36,500 |
$17.50 |
$46,700 |
$22.50 |
15.6% |
| San Francisco (Area) |
650 |
$41,400 |
$19.90 |
$55,000 |
$26.50 |
13.6% |
| San Francisco (City) |
90 |
$49,000 |
$23.60 |
$65,600 |
$31.60 |
-67.2% |
| San Jose |
540 |
$33,700 |
$16.20 |
$44,400 |
$21.30 |
109.6% |
| San Luis Obispo |
30 |
$41,000 |
$19.70 |
$44,900 |
$21.60 |
3.3% |
| Santa Barbara |
50 |
$35,800 |
$17.20 |
$54,800 |
$26.40 |
-0.7% |
| Santa Rosa |
100 |
$34,600 |
$16.60 |
$42,400 |
$20.40 |
85.4% |
| Stockton |
50 |
$28,800 |
$13.80 |
$32,700 |
$15.70 |
-21.2% |
| Vallejo |
100 |
$41,700 |
$20.00 |
$46,600 |
$22.40 |
189.7% |
Colorado
| Colorado Springs |
60 |
$52,200 |
$25.10 |
$58,900 |
$28.30 |
-21.9% |
| Denver |
440 |
$37,400 |
$18.00 |
$55,400 |
$26.70 |
21.9% |
| Fort Collins |
NA |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
$43,400 |
$20.90 |
NA |
| Grand Junction |
NA |
$43,000 |
$20.70 |
$51,100 |
$24.60 |
NA |
Connecticut
| Bridgeport |
NA |
$31,800 |
$15.30 |
$42,700 |
$20.60 |
NA |
| Hartford |
90 |
$51,100 |
$24.60 |
$68,700 |
$33.00 |
-47.7% |
| New Haven |
60 |
$34,500 |
$16.60 |
$38,200 |
$18.40 |
-27.2% |
District of Columbia
| Washington (Area) |
650 |
$39,300 |
$18.90 |
$48,800 |
$23.50 |
-23.8% |
Florida
| Cape Coral |
NA |
$17,600 |
$8.50 |
$18,800 |
$9.10 |
NA |
| Gainesville |
70 |
$34,100 |
$16.40 |
$46,000 |
$22.10 |
90.1% |
| Jacksonville |
250 |
$38,000 |
$18.30 |
$44,700 |
$21.50 |
45.4% |
| Lakeland |
NA |
$37,300 |
$18.00 |
$44,700 |
$21.50 |
NA |
| Miami (Area) |
1,120 |
$30,500 |
$14.70 |
$41,300 |
$19.80 |
73.8% |
| Orlando |
240 |
$34,400 |
$16.50 |
$44,200 |
$21.20 |
-18.5% |
| Palm Bay |
130 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
$46,600 |
$22.40 |
131.8% |
| Pensacola |
60 |
$30,800 |
$14.80 |
$39,300 |
$18.90 |
30.1% |
| Tampa |
530 |
$32,800 |
$15.80 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
59.6% |
Georgia
| Atlanta |
750 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
$45,600 |
$21.90 |
13.2% |
| Augusta |
80 |
$38,600 |
$18.60 |
$53,000 |
$25.50 |
33.1% |
| Gainesville |
180 |
$35,900 |
$17.30 |
$49,200 |
$23.70 |
769.9% |
| Macon |
60 |
$42,200 |
$20.30 |
$52,300 |
$25.10 |
122.2% |
| Warner Robins |
NA |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
$40,300 |
$19.40 |
NA |
Hawaii
| Honolulu |
100 |
$34,400 |
$16.50 |
$42,900 |
$20.60 |
-20.2% |
Idaho
| Boise City |
NA |
$27,400 |
$13.20 |
$41,300 |
$19.80 |
NA |
| Coeur d'Alene |
50 |
$36,800 |
$17.70 |
$54,600 |
$26.30 |
232.8% |
| Idaho Falls |
40 |
$43,000 |
$20.70 |
$58,000 |
$27.90 |
208.3% |
Illinois
| Chicago (Area) |
1,120 |
$33,500 |
$16.10 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
-10.9% |
| Springfield |
40 |
$35,700 |
$17.10 |
$46,200 |
$22.20 |
39.7% |
Indiana
| Fort Wayne |
100 |
$32,000 |
$15.40 |
$36,700 |
$17.70 |
67.2% |
| Indianapolis |
340 |
$35,100 |
$16.90 |
$37,600 |
$18.10 |
34.1% |
| South Bend |
70 |
$35,200 |
$16.90 |
$40,500 |
$19.50 |
95% |
Iowa
| Cedar Rapids |
130 |
$36,300 |
$17.40 |
$45,800 |
$22.00 |
215.6% |
| Davenport |
80 |
$33,700 |
$16.20 |
$41,300 |
$19.90 |
57.9% |
| Des Moines |
70 |
$37,200 |
$17.90 |
$52,000 |
$25.00 |
-28.8% |
| Iowa City |
40 |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
43.4% |
| Sioux City |
40 |
$28,200 |
$13.60 |
$35,200 |
$16.90 |
78.8% |
| Waterloo |
60 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
$36,600 |
$17.60 |
139.1% |
Kansas
| Topeka |
40 |
$36,100 |
$17.40 |
$45,500 |
$21.90 |
20.5% |
| Wichita |
80 |
$33,000 |
$15.90 |
$40,000 |
$19.20 |
1% |
Kentucky
| Lexington |
70 |
$34,700 |
$16.70 |
$40,300 |
$19.40 |
-9.9% |
| Louisville |
160 |
$41,300 |
$19.90 |
$56,600 |
$27.20 |
-8.6% |
Louisiana
| Baton Rouge |
80 |
$31,100 |
$14.90 |
$38,100 |
$18.30 |
-21.9% |
| Lafayette |
50 |
$27,700 |
$13.30 |
$30,900 |
$14.90 |
21.2% |
| New Orleans |
190 |
$30,800 |
$14.80 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
22.5% |
| Shreveport |
120 |
$32,800 |
$15.80 |
$37,700 |
$18.10 |
127.8% |
Maine
| Portland |
50 |
$44,000 |
$21.20 |
$57,300 |
$27.60 |
-10.6% |
Maryland
| Baltimore |
270 |
$41,300 |
$19.80 |
$47,500 |
$22.80 |
-27.8% |
Massachusetts
| Boston (Area) |
580 |
$46,800 |
$22.50 |
$67,600 |
$32.50 |
-19.9% |
| Springfield |
40 |
$29,500 |
$14.20 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
-56.6% |
| Worcester |
40 |
$38,800 |
$18.70 |
$54,600 |
$26.30 |
-38.7% |
Michigan
| Ann Arbor |
NA |
$38,100 |
$18.30 |
$44,500 |
$21.40 |
NA |
| Bay City |
30 |
$28,400 |
$13.70 |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
218.2% |
| Detroit (Area) |
970 |
$36,900 |
$17.70 |
$46,200 |
$22.20 |
90.1% |
| Flint |
NA |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
$43,500 |
$20.90 |
NA |
| Grand Rapids |
150 |
$33,400 |
$16.00 |
$42,000 |
$20.20 |
34.8% |
| Holland |
NA |
$35,800 |
$17.20 |
$39,800 |
$19.10 |
NA |
| Jackson |
40 |
$48,600 |
$23.30 |
$57,000 |
$27.40 |
181.1% |
| Kalamazoo |
60 |
$33,800 |
$16.20 |
$45,900 |
$22.00 |
52.6% |
| Lansing |
70 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
$45,900 |
$22.10 |
12.3% |
Minnesota
| Minneapolis |
820 |
$45,600 |
$21.90 |
$55,400 |
$26.60 |
61.3% |
Mississippi
| Jackson |
90 |
$31,600 |
$15.20 |
$36,700 |
$17.60 |
17.5% |
Missouri
| Kansas City |
530 |
$36,100 |
$17.30 |
$44,200 |
$21.30 |
84.1% |
| Springfield |
100 |
$36,900 |
$17.80 |
$46,200 |
$22.20 |
73.5% |
| St. Louis |
530 |
$39,400 |
$18.90 |
$51,300 |
$24.70 |
40.7% |
Montana
| Billings |
30 |
$54,100 |
$26.00 |
$100,400 |
$48.30 |
37.7% |
Nebraska
| Lincoln |
70 |
$36,100 |
$17.40 |
$51,400 |
$24.70 |
52.6% |
| Omaha |
130 |
$37,100 |
$17.80 |
$47,400 |
$22.80 |
-3.6% |
Nevada
| Las Vegas |
NA |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
NA |
| Reno |
40 |
$35,600 |
$17.10 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
-22.2% |
New Hampshire
| Manchester |
90 |
$34,000 |
$16.40 |
$42,000 |
$20.20 |
211.3% |
New Mexico
| Albuquerque |
150 |
$34,300 |
$16.50 |
$41,900 |
$20.20 |
37.1% |
New York
| Albany |
50 |
$29,800 |
$14.30 |
$41,600 |
$20.00 |
-62.3% |
| Buffalo |
330 |
$33,100 |
$15.90 |
$41,400 |
$19.90 |
109.6% |
| Glens Falls |
50 |
$31,400 |
$15.10 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
224.5% |
| New York (Area) |
1,990 |
$39,300 |
$18.90 |
$50,500 |
$24.30 |
-18.5% |
| Rochester |
60 |
$33,700 |
$16.20 |
$37,700 |
$18.10 |
-56.6% |
| Syracuse |
NA |
$37,200 |
$17.90 |
$45,200 |
$21.70 |
NA |
| Utica |
160 |
$27,600 |
$13.30 |
$36,200 |
$17.40 |
329.8% |
North Carolina
| Asheville |
90 |
$33,200 |
$16.00 |
$50,500 |
$24.30 |
82.8% |
| Charlotte |
250 |
$34,400 |
$16.50 |
$43,000 |
$20.70 |
1.7% |
| Durham |
90 |
$32,900 |
$15.80 |
$45,900 |
$22.10 |
7.3% |
| Fayetteville |
60 |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
$56,900 |
$27.40 |
50% |
| Greensboro |
120 |
$35,000 |
$16.80 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
20.5% |
| Hickory |
30 |
$28,800 |
$13.80 |
$35,100 |
$16.90 |
-17.5% |
| Raleigh |
100 |
$30,500 |
$14.70 |
$37,300 |
$18.00 |
-29.8% |
| Winston-Salem |
50 |
$37,800 |
$18.20 |
$42,300 |
$20.40 |
-20.5% |
North Dakota
| Fargo |
110 |
$30,800 |
$14.80 |
$35,700 |
$17.10 |
218.5% |
Ohio
| Akron |
80 |
$32,900 |
$15.80 |
$37,100 |
$17.80 |
-10.9% |
| Cincinnati |
310 |
$38,100 |
$18.30 |
$51,400 |
$24.70 |
7.6% |
| Cleveland |
300 |
$30,300 |
$14.60 |
$39,300 |
$18.90 |
3.6% |
| Columbus |
220 |
$40,700 |
$19.60 |
$49,400 |
$23.70 |
-18.9% |
| Dayton |
190 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$61,800 |
$29.70 |
72.8% |
| Toledo |
60 |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
$39,400 |
$19.00 |
-32.1% |
| Youngstown |
70 |
$23,700 |
$11.40 |
$29,500 |
$14.20 |
10.9% |
Oklahoma
| Oklahoma City |
80 |
$28,000 |
$13.50 |
$35,700 |
$17.20 |
-54.3% |
| Tulsa |
230 |
$30,000 |
$14.40 |
$41,300 |
$19.90 |
87.7% |
Oregon
| Eugene |
NA |
$37,700 |
$18.10 |
$43,600 |
$21.00 |
NA |
| Medford |
60 |
$33,200 |
$15.90 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
186.1% |
| Portland |
600 |
$36,900 |
$17.70 |
$44,200 |
$21.20 |
106.3% |
| Salem |
60 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
$35,400 |
$17.00 |
38.1% |
Pennsylvania
| Erie |
60 |
$34,700 |
$16.70 |
$37,300 |
$17.90 |
51% |
| Harrisburg |
130 |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
38.7% |
| Philadelphia (Area) |
600 |
$36,100 |
$17.40 |
$45,700 |
$22.00 |
-24.2% |
| Pittsburgh |
NA |
$40,500 |
$19.50 |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
NA |
| Reading |
NA |
$33,100 |
$15.90 |
$39,900 |
$19.20 |
NA |
| Scranton |
50 |
$37,500 |
$18.00 |
$52,500 |
$25.30 |
-26.8% |
Rhode Island
| Providence |
60 |
$37,000 |
$17.80 |
$45,700 |
$22.00 |
-65.6% |
South Carolina
| Charleston |
60 |
$31,800 |
$15.30 |
$37,100 |
$17.90 |
-31.8% |
| Greenville |
NA |
$29,200 |
$14.00 |
$34,200 |
$16.50 |
NA |
| Spartanburg |
NA |
$36,200 |
$17.40 |
$45,100 |
$21.70 |
NA |
Tennessee
| Chattanooga |
NA |
$47,500 |
$22.80 |
$66,400 |
$31.90 |
NA |
| Kingsport |
70 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
107.3% |
| Knoxville |
NA |
$30,300 |
$14.60 |
$34,600 |
$16.60 |
NA |
| Memphis |
180 |
$29,700 |
$14.30 |
$36,700 |
$17.60 |
-0.7% |
| Nashville |
230 |
$29,300 |
$14.10 |
$39,700 |
$19.10 |
8.6% |
Texas
| Amarillo |
50 |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
$41,500 |
$20.00 |
56.3% |
| Austin |
NA |
$24,500 |
$11.80 |
$28,800 |
$13.90 |
NA |
| Beaumont |
40 |
$31,100 |
$15.00 |
$39,900 |
$19.20 |
-8.9% |
| Corpus Christi |
80 |
$33,300 |
$16.00 |
$61,600 |
$29.60 |
53.6% |
| Dallas (Area) |
760 |
$33,100 |
$15.90 |
$45,800 |
$22.00 |
-11.6% |
| El Paso |
110 |
$20,100 |
$9.70 |
$26,500 |
$12.70 |
32.5% |
| Houston |
390 |
$26,000 |
$12.50 |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
-48.3% |
| Lubbock |
40 |
$27,100 |
$13.00 |
$37,200 |
$17.90 |
19.9% |
| San Antonio |
220 |
$30,100 |
$14.50 |
$39,200 |
$18.90 |
-11.9% |
| Tyler |
50 |
$33,400 |
$16.10 |
$36,400 |
$17.50 |
80.5% |
| Waco |
40 |
$42,000 |
$20.20 |
$54,700 |
$26.30 |
40.7% |
Utah
| Ogden |
50 |
$34,500 |
$16.60 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
-4.3% |
| Provo |
180 |
$36,800 |
$17.70 |
$48,000 |
$23.10 |
249% |
| Salt Lake City |
340 |
$44,400 |
$21.40 |
$60,500 |
$29.10 |
92.1% |
Vermont
| Burlington |
50 |
$38,200 |
$18.40 |
$45,000 |
$21.60 |
48.7% |
Virginia
| Richmond |
200 |
$32,600 |
$15.70 |
$39,800 |
$19.20 |
16.2% |
| Roanoke |
70 |
$33,000 |
$15.90 |
$39,400 |
$19.00 |
52% |
| Virginia Beach |
240 |
$42,200 |
$20.30 |
$52,200 |
$25.10 |
12.9% |
Washington
| Bellingham |
40 |
$38,700 |
$18.60 |
$44,800 |
$21.50 |
75.8% |
| Bremerton |
90 |
$30,900 |
$14.80 |
$54,800 |
$26.30 |
261.6% |
| Olympia |
70 |
$39,900 |
$19.20 |
$56,700 |
$27.30 |
163.9% |
| Seattle (Area) |
520 |
$47,900 |
$23.00 |
$57,300 |
$27.60 |
7.9% |
| Spokane |
NA |
$31,300 |
$15.10 |
$37,300 |
$18.00 |
NA |
| Yakima |
50 |
$33,600 |
$16.10 |
$40,600 |
$19.50 |
107% |
West Virginia
| Charleston |
NA |
$27,500 |
$13.20 |
$60,000 |
$28.80 |
NA |
| Huntington |
40 |
$33,400 |
$16.10 |
$38,300 |
$18.40 |
19.2% |
Wisconsin
| Green Bay |
190 |
$33,500 |
$16.10 |
$41,800 |
$20.10 |
278.8% |
| Madison |
200 |
$33,900 |
$16.30 |
$43,100 |
$20.70 |
105% |
| Milwaukee |
190 |
$38,800 |
$18.60 |
$53,000 |
$25.50 |
-19.5% |
| Oshkosh |
80 |
$30,900 |
$14.90 |
$36,200 |
$17.40 |
225.5% |
| Racine |
NA |
$27,500 |
$13.20 |
$34,300 |
$16.50 |
NA |