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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 1/2017 WORLD NEWS By DTI WASHINGTON, DC, USA: According to US News & World Report, which releases a list of the top 100 jobs in America every year, the profession of dentist is the best in 2017, with regard to growth potential, work– life balance and salary. Overall, health care jobs dominated the rankings. The analysts found that, among the 100 best jobs, 52 were in a health-related field, including seven professions in dentistry. Overall, dentist ranked as the best job, fol- lowed by nurse practitioner and physician assistant. By 2024, the employment growth in the profession of dentist is estimated at 18 per cent, amount- ing to about 23,300 new jobs. On average,dentistsearnedUS$152,700 in 2015, with the best paid earn- ing more than US$187,200 and the lowest paid earning less than US$68,310. The profession of orthodontist, which topped the list of best jobs last year, is now ranked the fifth best job in the US. Driven by in- creasing demand for specialised dental care, employment in the profession will grow by a fore- cast 18 per cent from 2014 to 2024, equivalent to about 1,500 new job openings. The median salary of an orthodontist was US$187,200 in 2015. At ninth place in the list of best jobs in 2017 is the profession of oral and maxillofacial surgeon, with a median salary of US$187,200 in 2015 and a predicted employ- ment growth rate of 18 per cent, or 1,200 new jobs, from 2014 to 2024. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon ranked third in the list of best- paying jobs in 2015, however. The increasing demand for dental restorative work as a result of the growing aging population in the US is expected to drive growth in the dental industry in general and in the profession of prosthodontistinparticular.There- fore, prosthodontist was rated the 21st best job of 2017. On average, these dental professionals earned US$119,740 in 2015 and employ- ment in the profession is expected to see growth of 18 per cent too, translating to 100 new jobs. Owing to a faster average growth rate than most professions, the market for dental hygienists is booming, mainly as a result of the growing oral health awareness among consumers. The occupation was ranked the 32nd best job and employment is expected to grow by 19 per cent by 2024, with about 37,400 new job openings. The aver- age dental hygienist in the US earned US$72,330 in 2015. The analysts ranked the profes- sion of dental assistant 100 in the list of best jobs. It is expected that more than 58,000 new jobs will open for dental assistants by 2024, translating to employment growth of 18 per cent. The median salary of a dental assistant was US$35,980 in 2015. US News & World Report com- piled the list, taking into account the ten-year growth volume and percentagewiththeprojectednum- ber of openings from 2014 to 2024, the median salary, employment rate, future job prospects, stress level and work–life balance of vari- ous professions across 15 industries and businesses in the country. Data for the analysis was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. © Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com AD Dentist is No. 1 job of 2017 in the US