DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9091 Dental Assistants

Occupational Description:
Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A0N/A$1.44/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 5,740247$25.55/hr$0.54/hr$20.17/hr$22.27/hr$25.33/hr$28.77/hr$31.17/hr
U S 351,4703,163$20.14/hr$0.08/hr$13.69/hr$16.37/hr$19.61/hr$23.76/hr$27.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Dental Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,570 $26.62/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 620 $25.10/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 360 $23.75/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 290 $23.34/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 140 $21.73/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 140 $20.89/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 120 $23.31/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 100 $20.35/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 100 $23.32/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Dental Assistants