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.
| Occupation: Dental Assistants |
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| 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 |
