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Where is it easiest to open: Offices of Dentists
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-1021” (soc) for Dentists, General. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 22,753 | 6.3 | $56,366 | licence | Dental License; Moderate Sedation Permit |
| TX | 11,810 | 7.3 | $57,327 | exam | DENTIST; EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER (EDP) |
| FL | 9,024 | 6.8 | $64,632 | exam | Dentist |
| NY | 7,999 | 6.8 | $61,519 | exam | Dentist |
| IL | 5,742 | 6.6 | $59,691 | exam | DENTAL SPECIALIST; DENTIST |
| PA | 4,645 | 7.7 | $60,038 | exam | Dental Anesthesia Permit; Dentist |
| NJ | 4,511 | 7.4 | $58,479 | exam | DENTAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST; DENTIST |
| OH | 3,806 | 8.7 | $58,616 | licence | Dentist |
| MI | 3,773 | 9.0 | $60,283 | exam | Dental Clinical/Nonclinical Limited; Dental Educational Limited |
| WA | 3,625 | 9.0 | $61,743 | exam | Dentist |
| GA | 3,606 | 8.3 | $61,896 | exam | Dentist; Volunteer Dental |
| NC | 3,537 | 9.2 | $68,377 | exam | Dental License by Credentials; Dental License by Examination |
| VA | 3,351 | 8.2 | $66,402 | exam | Dental Faculty; Dentist |
| MA | 3,188 | 8.2 | $68,781 | licence | DENTIST |
| CO | 2,934 | 7.1 | $60,217 | exam | Dentist |
| AZ | 2,921 | 7.3 | $57,929 | licence | Dental Consultant; Dentist |
| MD | 2,559 | 7.5 | $65,410 | licence | DENTIST |
| IN | 2,226 | 9.2 | $59,671 | exam | CSR-Dentist; Dental Anesthesia Permit |
| TN | 2,188 | 8.4 | $61,932 | exam | DENTIST |
| OR | 1,907 | 8.4 | $65,179 | licence | Dental Specialist; Dentists, General |
| WI | 1,890 | 9.7 | $72,446 | exam | DENTIST |
| MN | 1,861 | 9.4 | $72,974 | licence | Dental Guest / Volunteer; Dental Licenses -Emeritus Status |
| MO | 1,845 | 8.5 | $65,981 | exam | Dental Specialist; Dentist |
| UT | 1,781 | 8.4 | $42,400 | licence | DENTIST |
| SC | 1,748 | 8.3 | $64,050 | licence | Dental Instructor; Dental Instructor Specialist |
| CT | 1,625 | 7.7 | $62,673 | exam | Dental Anesthesia/conscious Sedation P; Dental Conscious Sedation Permit |
| LA | 1,558 | 7.7 | $52,667 | exam | Dentist, General |
| KY | 1,385 | 7.4 | $55,475 | exam | Dentist; Endodontics Speciality License |
| AL | 1,373 | 9.0 | $56,537 | not matched | — |
| OK | 1,343 | 7.8 | $62,306 | exam | Dentist; Residental Care Administrator (RC) |
| NV | 1,316 | 7.6 | $55,725 | not matched | — |
| IA | 987 | 8.5 | $65,396 | licence | Dentist |
| KS | 953 | 9.1 | $57,155 | licence | Dentist |
| ID | 925 | 8.4 | $47,911 | exam | Dentist |
| AR | 891 | 8.4 | $57,455 | exam | Dentist |
| MS | 887 | 7.3 | $53,698 | exam | Dental Specialist; Dentist |
| NE | 693 | 7.7 | $60,341 | licence | Dentist |
| NM | 679 | 8.2 | $55,649 | licence | Dentist |
| NH | 586 | 8.9 | $76,457 | exam | Dental Auxiliary, Expanded Function (E; Dentist |
| HI | 577 | 6.6 | $58,799 | exam | Dentist |
| MT | 501 | 7.3 | $60,281 | exam | Dentistry - Dentist; Dentistry - Dentist NRV |
| ME | 457 | 9.2 | $70,199 | exam | Dental Faculty (Dentist, Dental Hygien; Dental Sedation, Deep/General Anesthes |
| WV | 452 | 8.6 | $53,994 | not matched | — |
| RI | 327 | 8.8 | $63,472 | exam | Dentist |
| DC | 310 | 6.3 | $74,760 | exam | DENTIST |
| AK | 307 | 7.8 | $67,785 | licence | Dentist |
| DE | 294 | 10.6 | $73,999 | exam | Dental Resident; Dentist |
| SD | 288 | 10.1 | $70,054 | licence | Dentist |
| ND | 257 | 11.3 | $73,754 | exam | Dentists |
| VT | 235 | 8.2 | $71,140 | licence | Dentist |
| WY | 226 | 6.9 | $54,372 | exam | DENTIST |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.