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Dental Assistants in District of Columbia

Want to work in District of Columbia as a Dental Assistant? Read this first!

19.4% Jobs Projection
$46,630 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dental Assistants in District of Columbia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dental Assistants in District of Columbia is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Assistants in District of Columbia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Assistants Work in District of Columbia?

540 people worked as Dental Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 640 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,550 Dental Assistants working in it, which means District of Columbia has fewer Dental Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for District of Columbia

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 19.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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District of Columbia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 800 jobs for District of Columbia Dental Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 45,900 annual jobs and 396,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dental Assistants Make in District of Columbia?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $32,960 to $69,640 with $46,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.84 to $33.48. The median hourly rate was $22.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.09 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.67.

The median salary in District of Columbia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top District of Columbia Metros for Dental Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dental Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,280 $47,460

Top States for Dental Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Dental Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 53,110 $38,740
Texas 30,290 $35,930
Florida 19,180 $38,790
New York 19,110 $38,170
Illinois 12,820 $39,790
Pennsylvania 11,130 $37,960
New Jersey 11,010 $41,950
Ohio 10,590 $36,960
Washington 10,510 $42,260
Michigan 9,960 $36,660
North Carolina 9,420 $41,660
Georgia 8,590 $36,760
Virginia 8,520 $43,520
Massachusetts 8,110 $45,760
Colorado 7,910 $40,170
Arizona 6,850 $41,690
Indiana 6,090 $39,590
Tennessee 6,070 $37,250
Wisconsin 6,060 $38,150
Maryland 6,020 $41,180

Below are the states where Dental Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Minnesota $49,220
New Hampshire $47,900
District of Columbia $46,630
Alaska $46,100
Massachusetts $45,760
North Dakota $44,320
Connecticut $44,080
Vermont $44,020
Oregon $43,990
Rhode Island $43,890

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