Dental Laboratory Techs Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Dental laboratory techs in the US number about 53,000. Workers generally expect a low unemployment rate. There were about 3% of employees without jobs in 2006.

Flexibility

About 13% of dental laboratory techs do not work for a company or organization. Whether by choice or necessity, 13% of workers work part-time.

Education

Obtaining long-term on-the-job training will help job seekers. Dental laboratory techs with four or more years of college are 12% of the total. An estimated 46% of workers attended college at some level but did not pursue a 4-year degree. High school was enough education for 43% of employees.

Local Outlook

Where are jobs most numerous? Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), Gainesville (Georgia), and Salt Lake City (Utah). Least common? Washington (District of Columbia), Columbia (South Carolina), and Riverside (California). Salaries vary across the country, from highest in Washington (District of Columbia), Harrisburg (Pennsylvania), and Jacksonville (Florida) to lowest in Mobile (Alabama), Sarasota (Florida), and Scranton (Pennsylvania).

Detailed local employment conditions for Dental Laboratory Techs in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Dental Laboratory Techs

Employment info for Dental Laboratory Techs, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Alabama	Dothan	3.22	50	$26,000
Alabama	Florence	3.34	40	$28,000
Alabama	Huntsville	4.36	220	$31,000
Alabama	Mobile	1.33	60	$24,000
Alabama	Montgomery	2.12	90	$30,000
Alaska	Anchorage	1.75	70	$46,000
Arizona	Phoenix	0.75	380	$33,000
Arkansas	Little Rock	1.04	90	$33,000
California	Los Angeles	1.22	1,360	$39,000
California	Modesto	1.44	60	$34,000
California	Oakland	1.17	320	$39,000
California	Riverside	0.34	120	$32,000
California	Sacramento	1.5	360	$46,000
California	San Diego	1.02	360	$37,000
California	San Jose	1.41	340	$38,000
California	San Luis Obispo	1.96	50	$34,000
California	Santa Ana	2.04	840	$44,000
California	Santa Rosa	2.65	130	$39,000
California	Stockton	1.67	90	$36,000
California	Vallejo	1.96	60	$32,000
Colorado	Colorado Springs	2.13	140	$37,000
Colorado	Greeley	3.87	70	$30,000
Connecticut	Hartford	2.2	330	$34,000
Delaware	Wilmington	1.29	110	$39,000
District of Columbia	Washington	0.5	310	$52,000
Florida	Cape Coral	1.27	70	$30,000
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	1.86	370	$35,000
Florida	Jacksonville	1.8	290	$47,000
Florida	Miami	1.43	380	$30,000
Florida	Orlando	0.95	270	$33,000
Florida	Palm Bay	1.38	70	$33,000
Florida	Pensacola	4.06	160	$36,000
Florida	Port St Lucie	1.82	60	$41,000
Florida	Sarasota	1.77	130	$27,000
Florida	Tampa	1.44	480	$35,000
Florida	West Palm Beach	3.49	520	$46,000
Georgia	Athens	1.68	30
Georgia	Atlanta	1.42	910	$38,000
Georgia	Augusta	2.11	110	$29,000
Georgia	Columbus	2.56	70	$24,000
Georgia	Gainesville	9.07	140	$37,000
Georgia	Macon	2.88	70	$41,000
Hawaii	Honolulu	1.71	190	$33,000
Idaho	Coeur Dalene	9.47	110	$43,000
Illinois	Chicago	0.8	820	$32,000
Illinois	Springfield	2	50	$28,000
Indiana	Bloomington	3.64	60	$28,000
Indiana	Fort Wayne	4	220	$35,000
Indiana	Indianapolis	1.66	390	$37,000
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	2.98	100	$30,000
Iowa	Davenport	2.63	120	$32,000
Iowa	Des Moines	1.68	140	$42,000
Iowa	Sioux City	2.39	40	$33,000
Iowa	Waterloo	1.53	30	$41,000
Kentucky	Lexington	1.75	110	$34,000
Kentucky	Louisville	1.81	290	$31,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	1.5	140	$30,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	1.22	160	$27,000
Louisiana	Shreveport	3.53	150	$29,000
Maine	Portland	1	50	$29,000
Maryland	Bethesda	1.48	220	$33,000
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	1.64	40	$33,000
Massachusetts	Boston	0.84	380	$43,000
Michigan	Flint	2.23	80	$33,000
Michigan	Jackson	5.47	70	$42,000
Michigan	Kalamazoo	1.98	70	$36,000
Michigan	Saginaw	1.53	30	$23,000
Michigan	Warren	1.32	410	$37,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	2.3	1,110	$44,000
Minnesota	Rochester	3	60	$45,000
Mississippi	Jackson	0.77	50	$27,000
Missouri	Columbia	2.05	40	$39,000
Missouri	Kansas City	2.15	580	$34,000
Missouri	Springfield	2.23	110
Missouri	St Louis	1	360	$34,000
Nebraska	Lincoln	2.77	110	$34,000
Nebraska	Omaha	1	120	$31,000
Nevada	Las Vegas	0.72	180	$35,000
Nevada	Reno	1.62	90	$38,000
New Hampshire	Nashua	2.04	70	$38,000
New Jersey	Camden	1	140	$39,000
New Jersey	Edison	0.7	190	$41,000
New Jersey	Newark	1.16	310	$46,000
New Jersey	Ocean City	4.32	40	$34,000
New York	Buffalo	1.71	240	$29,000
New York	Nassau	1.97	650	$37,000
New York	New York	0.91	1,220	$37,000
New York	Poughkeepsie	0.65	40	$44,000
New York	Rochester	0.91	120	$35,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	0.87	200	$37,000
North Carolina	Durham	1.18	80	$41,000
North Carolina	Greensboro	1.34	130	$32,000
North Carolina	Raleigh	1.96	260	$35,000
North Carolina	Wilmington	1.68	60	$31,000
Ohio	Akron	1.6	140	$31,000
Ohio	Cincinnati	0.69	190	$37,000
Ohio	Cleveland	1.13	320	$31,000
Ohio	Columbus	0.7	170	$37,000
Oklahoma	Tulsa	1.35	150	$25,000
Oregon	Portland	1.85	510	$38,000
Oregon	Salem	1.35	50	$38,000
Pennsylvania	Allentown	1.04	90	$30,000
Pennsylvania	Erie	0.93	30	$32,000
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	1.55	120	$44,000
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	1.17	70	$30,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1.27	630	$41,000
Pennsylvania	Scranton	1.64	110	$24,000
Pennsylvania	York	3.09	140	$25,000
South Carolina	Charleston	0.8	60	$33,000
South Carolina	Columbia	0.44	40	$42,000
South Carolina	Greenville	0.63	50	$33,000
South Dakota	Rapid City	3.48	50	$25,000
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	1.19	40	$27,000
Tennessee	Chattanooga	2.28	130	$30,000
Tennessee	Johnson City	1.65	30	$38,000
Tennessee	Memphis	0.9	150	$31,000
Tennessee	Nashville	0.59	120	$42,000
Texas	Amarillo	1.65	40	$36,000
Texas	Corpus Christi	2.53	110	$35,000
Texas	Dallas	1.05	580	$33,000
Texas	Houston	0.66	440	$27,000
Texas	Lubbock	2.46	70	$33,000
Texas	San Antonio	0.93	200	$32,000
Texas	Tyler	4.1	90	$30,000
Texas	Waco	1.7	40	$38,000
Utah	Ogden	2.06	100	$34,000
Utah	Provo	2.59	110	$38,000
Utah	Salt Lake City	8.11	1,300	$30,000
Virginia	Richmond	1.19	190	$29,000
Virginia	Roanoke	1.51	60	$30,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	1.1	220	$45,000
Washington	Olympia	2.61	60	$46,000
Washington	Seattle	1.32	500	$38,000
Washington	Spokane	1.69	90	$35,000
West Virginia	Charleston	2.19	80	$27,000
West Virginia	Huntington	1.78	50	$29,000
Wisconsin	La Crosse	1.78	30	$35,000
Wisconsin	Madison	2.24	190	$38,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	2.29	520	$42,000
Wisconsin	Wausau	2.49	40	$38,000