Also called: Dental Sales Rep
Sells implants, scanners, chairs, and supplies to dentists.
Drives a territory visiting dental offices, demos a new 3D intraoral scanner, and helps a dentist design the equipment for a new office. Commissions can push pay well above median.
Estimate; heavily commission-based.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree often preferred; many are former dental assistants or hygienists.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Marketing, Biology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. Online ordering handles routine supplies and AI drafts outreach; demos and relationships for big equipment stay human.
Classes: Business or marketing, Speech or debate, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-4011.
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