Vocational Programs for Dental Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
371K	$22.77	$47,350

The role of Dental Assistants is to perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist The average annual wage of the occupations is $47,350 and $23 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Dental Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 370,690 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Dental Assistants is $16,730. The average length of the programs is 239 hours and the average completion time is 9.22 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Dental Assistants Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Dental Assistants. Total 607 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Dental Assisting/Assistant page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Dental Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Dental Assisting/Assistant	607	$16,730	$743	239 Hours	9.22 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Dental Assistants

The following 606 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Dental Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.