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Dental Assistants in Florida

Is Florida a good place for you to work as a Dental Assistant?

23.0% Jobs Projection
$38,790 Median Salary
2,630 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Dental Assistants in Florida is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Assistants in Florida earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Assistants Work in Florida?

19,180 people worked as Dental Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 19,040 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,550 Dental Assistants working in it, which means Florida has more Dental Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 23.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 2,630 annual job openings, and 22,470 total jobs in 2026 for Dental Assistants in this state.

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

What do Dental Assistants Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $28,190 to $52,650 with $38,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.55 to $25.31. The median hourly rate was $18.65.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.81.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Florida 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,020 $40,930
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,810 $39,310
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,540 $36,720
Jacksonville, FL 1,420 $41,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 970 $43,060
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 690 $36,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 510 $33,090
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 480 $38,460
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 420 $37,120
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 400 $36,940
Port St. Lucie, FL 340 $38,860
Tallahassee, FL 340 $37,370
Gainesville, FL 330 $35,600
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 290 $40,950
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 230 $46,210
Ocala, FL 210 $37,330
Panama City, FL 180 $31,740
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 180 $39,980
Punta Gorda, FL 150 $42,060
Homosassa Springs, FL 110 $36,460
The Villages, FL 100 $40,270
Sebring, FL 100 $38,040

Top States for Dental Assistants Employment

View the list below to see 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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