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Dental Laboratory Technicians in Indiana

Want to work in Indiana as a Dental Laboratory Technician? Read this first!

23.9% Jobs Projection
$37,420 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Indiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dental Laboratory Technicians in Indiana is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Laboratory Technicians in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Laboratory Technicians Work in Indiana?

670 people worked as Dental Laboratory Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 890 Dental Laboratory Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 490 Dental Laboratory Technicians working in it, which means Indiana has more Dental Laboratory Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Dental Laboratory Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 23.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.4%.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 130 annual job openings, and a total of 1,090 jobs for Indiana Dental Laboratory Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,000 annual jobs and 43,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dental Laboratory Technicians Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Dental Laboratory Technicians ranged from $22,310 to $59,600 with $37,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.73 to $28.65. The median hourly rate was $17.99.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.65 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.66.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Dental Laboratory Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dental Laboratory Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 880 $41,470
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 260 $40,190
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 170 $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 150 $39,530
Fort Wayne, IN 70 $43,240
Terre Haute, IN 60 $25,540
Evansville, IN-KY 50 $41,170
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 30 $37,730
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 30 $31,360

Top States for Dental Laboratory Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Dental Laboratory Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 4,410 $42,750
Florida 2,800 $37,160
Texas 2,260 $38,410
New York 1,790 $43,940
Michigan 1,560 $39,460
Georgia 1,420 $40,850
Pennsylvania 1,420 $38,510
Illinois 1,160 $40,000
Ohio 1,160 $40,550
North Carolina 1,100 $42,680
Wisconsin 1,020 $37,970
Virginia 1,020 $48,240
Alabama 850 $34,860
Utah 820 $40,760
Minnesota 780 $45,180
Missouri 730 $39,440
Washington 690 $42,360
Indiana 670 $37,420
Massachusetts 620 $42,720
Louisiana 580 $35,160

Below are the states where Dental Laboratory Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $60,030
Virginia $48,240
Colorado $47,200
Connecticut $46,230
Nebraska $45,700
Rhode Island $45,410
Minnesota $45,180
Arizona $44,290
New York $43,940
Kentucky $43,930

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