Dentist was ranked as the fourth best healthcare job on a list of the best jobs by U.S. News & Report.
The profession has a median salary of $160,370, a projected job supply of 7,770 and an unemployment rate of 0.5 percent, the report said.
The rankings were created based on seven metrics: median salary, unemployment rate, 10-year growth volume and percentage, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance.
Dentistry was also ranked No. 10 overall on the best 100 jobs list.