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Dentist jobs in Nebraska

open dentist jobs in Nebraska at . BLS measures a median of $86.42 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General in Nebraska) for dentists, general here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the dentist jobs are in Nebraska

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What dentists earn in Nebraska

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Nebraska

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Nebraska, May 2025

$86.42/hr ($179,750 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General in Nebraska)

Median for dentists, general, against $82.19 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General, national) for the whole US; 790 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Dentists, General in Nebraska) employed in Nebraska.

By metro area

  • Omaha, NE-IA$90.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) · 440 (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA) employed
  • Lincoln, NE$98.33/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lincoln, NE) · 160 (source: BLS OEWS, Lincoln, NE) employed
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$91.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Dentists, General; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring dentists in Nebraska

What the job takes

A four-year dental school (DDS or DMD), then the INBDE exam and a state clinical exam.

  • License

    Dental license (INBDE)

    State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. Required in every state

Dentist jobs in Nebraska: common questions

How much do dentists make in Nebraska?

Too few open dentist jobs in Nebraska post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $86.42/hr ($179,750 a year) for dentists, general in Nebraska (May 2025), against $82.19 nationally, 17th highest of 48 states and territories.

Where in Nebraska are the most dentist jobs?

Lincoln (3), Omaha (2) and Columbus (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring dentists in Nebraska?

By open jobs on this board: Lumio Dental (2), East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center (1) and Mortenson Dental Partners (1). In all, 5 employers have dentist jobs open in Nebraska.

What do you need to work as a dentist in Nebraska?

A four-year dental school (DDS or DMD), then the INBDE exam and a state clinical exam. Dental license (INBDE) (State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Nebraska's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Nebraska, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Nebraska, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dentists, General (SOC 29-1021), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dentists, General, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dentists, General by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Dental license (INBDE): State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Dentist jobs in Nebraska. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/dentist/nebraska

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