Dental Services Cos. Honored As Job Creators

Four dental services companies started 2013 with something to Smile about.... inclusion on the 2012  Inc. Magazine's Hire Power Award List.  The inaugural list spotlights businesses doing their part to rebuild the US economy as it ranked for-profit and nonprofit companies on the number of new jobs added from 2008-2011.

Pacific Dental Services and Heartland Dental Care are featured among the top 10 Hire Power list honorees.  Joining them is Great Expressions Dental Centers and Smile Brands listed on the top third of the list.  According to Inc. president, Robert LaPointe, the list’s 100 companies accounted for 73,000 jobs that totaled $5B in tax revenue.

Inc. Hire Power Awards Ranking:

#4:     Pacific Dental Services  +1451 jobs

#6:     Heartland Dental Care  +1150 jobs

#25:   Great Expressions Dental Centers  +600 jobs

#31:   Smile Brands  +551 jobs

Physical Therapist on 2012 Best Jobs List

CNNMoney’s recently published 2012 Best Jobs in America list includes 9 health care jobs in the top 50. The Physical Therapist title ranks ahead of other health care practitioners at #8.  The projected 10-year job growth rate for the profession is an impressive 39%.

Factors considered for the recent ranking include job growth, median salary and size of the field. Other health care titles among the Best Jobs Top 50 include: 

10.  Occupational Therapist

12.  Optometrist

16.  Physician Assistant

27.  Dentist

41.  Nurse Anesthetist

46.  Registered Nurse

47.  Family Physician

49.  Home Care Nurse