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20.4% Jobs Projection
$38,600 Median Salary
560 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Dental Assistants in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Dental Assistants in South Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Dental Assistants in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Dental Assistants Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 4,550 people working as Dental Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 4,400 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Dental Assistants working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 20.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 560 annual job openings, and a total of 4,780 jobs for South Carolina Dental Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 45,900 annual jobs and 396,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dental Assistants Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $28,720 to $52,320 with $38,600 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.81 to $25.15. The median hourly rate was $18.56.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.74 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.82.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Dental Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dental Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,390 $44,400
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 930 $36,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 770 $38,160
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 730 $42,850
Columbia, SC 720 $39,130
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 450 $40,190
Spartanburg, SC 410 $36,250
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 320 $38,240
Florence, SC 170 $38,880
Sumter, SC 120 $32,880

Top States for Dental Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Dental Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 53,110 $38,740
Texas 30,290 $35,930
Florida 19,180 $38,790
New York 19,110 $38,170
Illinois 12,820 $39,790
Pennsylvania 11,130 $37,960
New Jersey 11,010 $41,950
Ohio 10,590 $36,960
Washington 10,510 $42,260
Michigan 9,960 $36,660
North Carolina 9,420 $41,660
Georgia 8,590 $36,760
Virginia 8,520 $43,520
Massachusetts 8,110 $45,760
Colorado 7,910 $40,170
Arizona 6,850 $41,690
Indiana 6,090 $39,590
Tennessee 6,070 $37,250
Wisconsin 6,060 $38,150
Maryland 6,020 $41,180

Below are the states where Dental Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Minnesota $49,220
New Hampshire $47,900
District of Columbia $46,630
Alaska $46,100
Massachusetts $45,760
North Dakota $44,320
Connecticut $44,080
Vermont $44,020
Oregon $43,990
Rhode Island $43,890

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