Dental Assistants

This post summarizes key statistics on Dental Assistants using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 22,681
25 30,898
30 35,428
35 36,047
40 38,893
45 40,166
50 39,692
55 38,893
60 38,218
65 37,076


Hours Worked Share
0-20 7.80
20-39 48.00
39-41 38.50
41-50 4.00
50-60 1.00
More than 60 0.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Dental Assistants.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
96.10 34,023 Offices and clinics of dentists
0.80 43,889 Colleges and universities
0.70 45,363 Hospitals
0.60 34,023 Health services, n.e.c.
0.30 45,317 Justice, public order, and safety
0.20 38,210 Administration of human resources programs
0.10 30,898 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies
0.10 32,854 Personnel supply services
0.10 24,434 Offices and clinics of physicians
0.10 40,826 General government, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Dental Assistants work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Dental Assistants. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Dental Assistants received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Dental Assistants. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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