The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Major employers:
- Private dental offices
Outlook
Growth for dentists will be about as fast as average. As the population ages, many people will need more complicated dental work, such as bridges and crowns. In addition, improved preventative dental care has allowed more people to keep their natural teeth. This means they will require more dental care than previous generations when people had dentures.
Openings will occur as people leave this career or retire.
Dentists (CIS 100298)
| Location | Employment | & | Growth | >>>> | Annual openings | |
| This occupation |
All occupations |
|||||
| Illinois |
4,988 Medium |
& |
8.6% |
8.2% |
>>>> |
183 Few |
| Champaign Area |
93 Small |
& |
4.3% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
223 Medium |
& |
21.1% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
10 Very few |
| Cook County |
2,077 Medium |
& |
9.9% |
9.2% |
>>>> |
81 Few |
| Decatur Area |
34 Very small |
& |
14.7% |
3.8% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
261 Medium |
& |
8.8% |
10.3% |
>>>> |
8 Very few |
| Du Page County |
553 Medium |
& |
6.0% |
8.8% |
>>>> |
17 Very few |
| Edwardsville Area |
98 Small |
& |
17.3% |
12.4% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
23 Very small |
& |
-13.0% |
-0.2% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
57 Small |
& |
3.5% |
6.0% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Lake County |
287 Medium |
& |
9.4% |
11.7% |
>>>> |
9 Very few |
| McHenry County |
114 Small |
& |
-12.3% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
73 Small |
& |
4.1% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
102 Small |
& |
2.0% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
220 Medium |
& |
3.6% |
4.5% |
>>>> |
7 Very few |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
53 Small |
& |
0.0% |
3.5% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
70 Small |
& |
1.4% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Rockford Area |
186 Medium |
& |
10.8% |
6.6% |
>>>> |
7 Very few |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
18 Very small |
& |
-5.6% |
1.1% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Springfield Area |
99 Small |
& |
8.1% |
4.6% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
109 Small |
& |
0.0% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Vermilion County |
8 Very small |
& |
-12.5% |
-0.5% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Will County |
253 Medium |
& |
14.2% |
14.9% |
>>>> |
9 Very few |
| United States |
153,900 Medium |
& |
4.7% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
4,600 Very few |