Dental Front Desk Statistics 2026: Job Market, Pay, Demand & Workforce
Live figures from 1,508 open dental front desk listings on DentistryHires, next to federal employment, wage and outlook data.
Every number names its source and date, and the listing figures refresh every six hours.
Key Dental Front Desk Statistics (2026)
- As of October 9, 2026, DentistryHires listed 1,508 open dental front desk jobs from 906 employers in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- 1,319 of the 1,508 dental front desk listings live on DentistryHires on October 9, 2026 (87.5%) were first posted in the previous 30 days.
- Employers hiring dental front desk staff on DentistryHires advertise a median of $22.00 an hour (647 employers, 854 listings stating hourly pay, October 9, 2026); this is advertised pay, not earnings.
- 57.1% of dental front desk listings on DentistryHires carried a readable hourly or annual pay figure on October 9, 2026.
- At least 18.1% of dental front desk listings on DentistryHires were part-time on October 9, 2026 (listings that name no schedule count as full-time, so the true share may be higher).
- The five largest employers posted 25.3% of dental front desk listings on DentistryHires on October 9, 2026, led by Heartland Dental with 265.
- California had the most dental front desk listings on DentistryHires on October 9, 2026: 181, or 12% of the national total.
- The median dental front desk wage was $46,500 a year in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025, Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) inside Offices of Dentists).
Dental Front Desk Job Market Statistics
DentistryHires had 1,508 open dental front desk listings from 906 employers on October 9, 2026.
465 were first posted in the previous 14 days and 1,319 in the previous 30 days.
At least 18.1% of dental front desk listings were part-time on October 9, 2026.
Listings that name no schedule are counted as full-time, so the real part-time share is likely higher.
The benefit dental front desk listings named most often on October 9, 2026 was paid time off, in 75.7% of listings, followed by health insurance (61.3%).
A listing that does not mention a benefit may still offer it.
To browse the openings themselves, see all dental front desk listings.
Dental Front Desk Salary Statistics
The median dental front desk wage was $46,500 a year in May 2025, and the middle half earned $38,830 to $49,960 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) inside Offices of Dentists).
Employers hiring dental front desk staff on DentistryHires advertise a median of $22.00 an hour across 647 employers on October 9, 2026; this is advertised pay, not earnings.
For pay by state, percentile and experience, see the dental front desk salary guide.
Dental Front Desk Demand by State
States with at least 25 open dental front desk listings from 10 or more employers on October 9, 2026.
California had the most open dental front desk listings on October 9, 2026, with 181 (12% of the national total).
Florida followed with 173 (11.5%).
To browse the openings in one state, start with dental front desk openings in California.
| State | Open listings | Share of U.S. | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 181 | 12% | 117 |
| Florida | 173 | 11.5% | 85 |
| Texas | 130 | 8.6% | 82 |
| Illinois | 82 | 5.4% | 49 |
| New York | 75 | 5% | 57 |
| Virginia | 63 | 4.2% | 46 |
| Ohio | 51 | 3.4% | 37 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 3.3% | 41 |
| North Carolina | 49 | 3.2% | 27 |
| Michigan | 48 | 3.2% | 37 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 3.2% | 41 |
| Pennsylvania | 44 | 2.9% | 32 |
| Georgia | 38 | 2.5% | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 37 | 2.5% | 21 |
| Missouri | 33 | 2.2% | 18 |
| Maryland | 32 | 2.1% | 28 |
| Colorado | 28 | 1.9% | 26 |
| Arizona | 27 | 1.8% | 20 |
| Washington | 26 | 1.7% | 19 |
DentistryHires listings, October 9, 2026. Listing counts reflect where employers post, not total employment.
Dental Front Desk Employer Mix
906 employers had open dental front desk listings on DentistryHires on October 9, 2026, and the five largest posted 25.3% of them.
825 employers (91.1%) had exactly one open dental front desk listing.
Dental Front Desk Workforce and Outlook
Dental offices employed 69,930 receptionists and information clerks in May 2025, with a median annual wage of $46,500 (BLS OEWS, NAICS 621200).
Dental offices also employed 120,490 medical secretaries and administrative assistants in May 2025, with a median annual wage of $47,990 (BLS OEWS, NAICS 621200).
Office and administrative support jobs made up 28.2% of all employment in dental offices in May 2025, 297,210 jobs (BLS OEWS, NAICS 621200).
For how to enter the field, see the dental front desk career guide.
Dental Front Desk Statistics FAQ
How many dental front desk openings are there right now?
DentistryHires listed 1,508 open dental front desk jobs from 906 employers in 50 states and the District of Columbia on October 9, 2026.
465 of them were first posted in the previous 14 days.
The count is refreshed every six hours from live listings.
What do dental front desk job listings pay?
Employers hiring dental front desk staff on DentistryHires advertise a median of $22.00 an hour (647 employers, 854 listings, October 9, 2026), and the middle half of listings offer $20.00 to $24.00.
That is advertised pay, not earnings.
The BLS median wage for the occupation was $46,500 a year in May 2025.
Methodology and Sources
Listing figures are computed from every active, paid dental front desk listing on DentistryHires at the time shown, and refreshed every six hours.
Listings on a job board are not a random sample of all dental front desk jobs, so read them as a picture of current hiring, not of total employment.
Advertised pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posts, or its single figure, and hourly and annual postings are never converted into each other.
The headline is the employer median: each employer’s own median, then the median across employers, so a group posting hundreds of openings counts once.
A pay figure needs at least 30 listings from 10 employers and is withheld when one employer posted more than half of them.
Federal figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the ADA Health Policy Institute and are quoted as published, with the year in each sentence.
BLS has no dental front desk occupation.
Federal figures on this page are for receptionists and medical secretaries as employed inside dental offices, the nearest series BLS measures.
- DentistryHires job listings — active, paid listings for dental front desk staff, queried live and refreshed every six hours.
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621200)