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Dental Assistants in Rhode Island

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

-2% Jobs Projection
$43,890 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

While jobs for Dental Assistants in Rhode Island are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Dental Assistants in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Dental Assistants Work in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, there were 880 people working as Dental Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 860 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,550 Dental Assistants working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Dental Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 2.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 860 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 Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $33,340 to $56,370 with $43,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.03 to $27.1. The median hourly rate was $21.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.06.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Rhode Island 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1,070 $43,600
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 270 $44,140

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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