Salary for Dental Assistants
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The role of a dental assistant is to prepare both the patient and the exam room for dental treatment. These individuals may also keep dental records, and take diagnostic x-rays. Their duties can also include maintaining dental inventory lists and ordering supplies as necessary. Some college is generally expected for this occupation.A Dental Assistant can expect an average wage ranging from 24000 - 36000 based on experience. Dental Assistants can get salaries of Thirty Four Thousand One Hundred dollars yearly.
Dental Assistants can get the best pay in the District of Columbia, where they can earn average wages of just about $45630. People in this career obtain the highest salaries in Public Administration, which has salary pay of $39310.
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SALARY TREND
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 17.27 percent nationwide in that time.
INDUSTRIES
Dental Assistants tend to make the most in the following industries
| Finance and Insurance | $39,310 |
| Public Administration | $36,680 |
| Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services | $34,430 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $34,080 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $33,890 |
| Educational Services | $33,560 |
In general, they earn less within the industries below
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $28,270 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $31,950 |
| Educational Services | $33,560 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $33,890 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $34,080 |
| Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services | $34,430 |
