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Dental Assistants

Health Science · Therapeutic Services

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 31-9091.00

Pay and outlook shown for

$45,920
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$37k10th$46kMedian$49k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $36,960, 25th $39,330, Median $45,920, 75th $47,150, 90th $49,120

New workers start near $36,960; experienced workers reach $49,120. About 3,820 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change
+22.1%
Alamo region, 3,340 to 4,079 jobs · U.S. +6%
Openings a year
549
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 52,900
Employed in 2024
3,340
in the Alamo region · U.S. 381,900

Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

1 program, with the college that teaches each.

  1. Dental Assisting

    Degree · Certificate · Health & Biosciences

Apply to Alamo Colleges

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Active Listening3.4
  2. Speaking3.1
  3. Reading Comprehension3.3
  4. Active Learning3.1
  5. Service Orientation3.1
  6. Monitoring3.0
  7. Social Perceptiveness3.0
  8. Instructing3.0

What the work is

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.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less29%
  2. Certificate46%
  3. Some college17%
  4. Associate degree8%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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