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Dental Assistants in Texas

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22.0% Jobs Projection
$35,930 Median Salary
4,040 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Dental Assistants Work in Texas?

30,290 people worked as Dental Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 29,790 Dental Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 500 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,550 Dental Assistants working in it, which means Texas has more Dental Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Dental Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 22.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.5%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,040 annual job openings, and a total of 34,670 jobs for Texas 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Dental Assistants ranged from $25,980 to $50,060 with $35,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.49 to $24.07. The median hourly rate was $17.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,730 $39,100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,220 $34,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 3,230 $35,150
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,380 $38,700
El Paso, TX 820 $31,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 650 $29,050
Killeen-Temple, TX 470 $36,950
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 420 $34,790
Tyler, TX 390 $35,140
Lubbock, TX 380 $31,670
Corpus Christi, TX 370 $38,120
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 330 $32,050
Amarillo, TX 320 $30,320
Waco, TX 220 $30,300
College Station-Bryan, TX 210 $32,540
Abilene, TX 210 $35,000
Laredo, TX 180 $31,520
Midland, TX 170 $38,830
Longview, TX 160 $33,580
Odessa, TX 150 $39,400
Texarkana, TX-AR 140 $34,900
Wichita Falls, TX 130 $40,080
Sherman-Denison, TX 120 $39,100
San Angelo, TX 100 $30,190
Victoria, TX 70 $33,300

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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