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Oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs in California

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Newest oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs in California

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs are in California

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

What oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn in California

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 California

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

Measured by BLS in California, May 2025

not published (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in California)

Median for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, against $169.34 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, national) for the whole US; 670 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in California) employed in California. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for dentists.

By metro area

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$150.85/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA)

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Dentists, Hygienists & Dental Assistants in California, in our research: median posted pay $27.25 · employers 34 (Dentists, Hygienists & Dental Assistants job market). California in our research

Employers hiring oral and maxillofacial surgeons in California

What the job takes

Dental school, then a four- to six-year oral and maxillofacial surgery residency.

  • License

    Dental license (INBDE)

    State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations

  • Certification

    Board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery

    American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs in California: common questions

How much do oral and maxillofacial surgeons make in California?

Too few open oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs in California post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of not published for oral and maxillofacial surgeons in California (May 2025), against $169.34 nationally. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for dentists.

Where in California are the most oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs?

Alameda (1), Burbank (1), Chula Vista (1), Inglewood (1) and Modesto (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring oral and maxillofacial surgeons in California?

By open jobs on this board: Western Dental (2), DOCS Health (1) and Gold Coast Dental (1). In all, 6 employers have oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs open in California.

What do you need to work as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in California?

Dental school, then a four- to six-year oral and maxillofacial surgery residency. Dental license (INBDE) (State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations) and Board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery (American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from California'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 California, 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 California, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SOC 29-1022), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Dental license (INBDE): State dental board; exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations
  6. Board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Oral and maxillofacial surgeon jobs in California. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/oral-surgeon/california

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