Dental Assistant Salaries by Industry

The table below shows hourly and annual mean wages for dental assistants by industry. The employment column lists the estimated number of dental assistants employed in that industry. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics OES - May 2008.

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Occupation: Dental Assistants
Period: May 2008
Industry (NAICS Code)	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 - Manufacturing (31--34)	60	13.48	28040
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339000)	60	13.48	28040
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339100)	60	13.48	28040
Sector 52 - Finance and Insurance (52--53)	(8)-	17.69	36800
Sector 54 - Professional Scientific and Technical Services (54--55)	410	16.64	34620
Professional Scientific and Technical Services (541000)	410	16.64	34620
Management Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541600)	370	16.73	34810
Sector 56- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56--57)	2500	16.63	34590
Administrative and Support Services (561000)	2500	16.63	34590
Office Administrative Services (561100)	410	15.73	32720
Facilities Support Services (561200)	40	15.17	31550
Employment Services (561300)	2050	16.84	35020
Sector 61 - Educational Services (61--62)	2300	15.64	32530
Educational Services (611000)	2300	15.64	32530
Junior Colleges (611200)	30	20.06	41720
Colleges Universities and Professional Schools (611300)	2240	15.56	32370
Sector 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (62--63)	281790	15.93	33130
Ambulatory Health Care Services (621000)	279580	15.93	33130
Offices of Physicians (621100)	4630	14.65	30470
Offices of Dentists (621200)	272960	15.96	33190
Offices of Other Health Practitioners (621300)	280	13.37	27810
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners (621390)	270	13.36	27780
Outpatient Care Centers (621400)	1560	15.56	32370
Home Health Care Services (621600)	60	12.56	26130
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (621900)	(8)-	11.88	24700
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (621990)	(8)-	11.88	24700
Hospitals (622000)	2000	16.31	33920
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622100)	1730	16.2	33690
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622200)	150	16.48	34280
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622300)	120	17.7	36810
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623000)	40	14.26	29660
Social Assistance (624000)	170	14.65	30470
Individual and Family Services (624100)	140	14.69	30550
Sector 81 - Other Services (except Federal State and Local Government) (81--82)	(8)-	16.54	34400
Religious Grantmaking Civic Professional and Similar Organizations (813000)	(8)-	16.54	34400
Business Professional Labor Political and Similar Organizations (813900)	(8)-	16.13	33550
Sector 99 - Federal State and Local Government (OES designation) (99-100)	5790	16.63	34580
Federal State and Local Government (OES Designation) (999000)	5790	16.63	34580
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) (999100)	3260	17.39	36170
State Government (OES Designation) (999200)	1470	15.24	31700
Local Government (OES Designation) (999300)	1060	16.2	33710