State Map for Dental Assistants

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasAverage opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareAverage opportunities
District of ColumbiaBelow average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamBelow average opportunities
HawaiiAverage opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAverage opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAverage opportunities
MarylandBelow average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoAverage opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaBelow average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoAverage opportunities
Rhode IslandBelow average opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAverage opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahAbove average opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsBelow average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAbove average opportunities
West VirginiaAverage opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAverage opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for dental assistants are very likely in the future.