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
Rochester MN MSA36053$25.95/hr$1.04/hr$20.56/hr$23.01/hr$26.77/hr$29.60/hr$31.47/hr
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.


Leading Industries for Dental Assistants
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services360$26.72/hr
Other Regional Data For Dental Assistants
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 3,760 $26.39/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 420 $20.97/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 360 $26.77/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 300 $23.93/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 300 $22.73/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 280 $23.27/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 270 $22.68/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 220 $23.94/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 170 $20.42/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 110 $23.00/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 90 $22.78/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 80 $22.51/hr N/A
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Tasks for Dental Assistants