Oral Surgeon Salary (2020) - Oral Surgeon Jobs

Charts and Graphs Available HERE ➡️ https://www.careerwatch.co/blog/oral-surgeon 🛍️ Amazon Recommendations (Books, Gear, Etc.): https://www.amazon.com/shop/careerwatch 📒 Free RIASEC Assessment: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/RIASEC/ Oral and maxillofacial surgeons perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. Their roles and responsibilities include: Administering anesthesia and providing care in an office setting Treating problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors, and cysts Dental implant surgery This occupation requires a lot of education and training. In 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded the average base salary for oral surgeons at $165,750. By 2019, the average base salary increased to $237,570. This is a wage growth of $71,820 (or $4,788 yearly) from 1999-2019. The estimated 2020 base salary would be $242,358. Using the yearly wage growth average, we can predict wages over the next 10 years. By 2029, oral surgeons should have an average salary of around $285,450. There is a $188,090 difference between the highest paying work environment and the lowest. Here is how the 2019 pay breaks down by work environment: Dental Offices: $259,510 Physician Offices: $171,830 Hospitals: $123,340 Higher Education: $71,420 The job market for oral surgeons has shrunk over the past 16 years. In 1999, there were 4,950 employed oral surgeons. f trends continue, the total number of employed oral surgeons will shrink to 4,500 by 2029. Next, we can compare the number of employed oral surgeons against the number of job postings. Indeed.com has been constantly rated as the best job search engine in the United States. On indeed.com, we searched for the number of jobs postings for Oral Surgeons by using the following keyword: "Oral Surgeon" OR "Doctor of Dental Surgery" OR "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon" OR "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" By 2019, there were 4,650 employed oral surgeons. From 2004 - 2019, there was a loss of 300 employed oral surgeons (-15 per year). Using the search term, we found 963 openings for oral surgeons. In 2020, there would be an estimated 4,635 employed Oral Surgeons. That means there are .21 job openings per employed Oral Surgeon. This is quite a shortage!