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Career Information for Dental Assistants in Indiana

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Fast Facts for Dental Assistants in Indiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Anderson, Muncie, and Kokomo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Elkhart, Terre Haute, and Michigan City
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Indianapolis, Gary, and Fort Wayne

Salaries for Dental Assistants in Indiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Bloomington, Indianapolis, and South Bend. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Dental Assistants in Indiana are listed below.

Selected Dental Assistant Schools in Indiana

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest College
Merrillville

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Dental Assisting, Dental Office And Chairside Assistant, Intra Oral Level 2 Dental Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Fortis College
Indianapolis

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Dental Assistant, Dental Assisting, Expanded Function Dental Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma

Kaplan College KHE
Hammond, Indianapolis

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Dental Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Dental Assistants in Indiana

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Dental Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Indiana Dental Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Indiana University-NorthwestGaryMasters4,790
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort WayneFort WayneMasters11,943
Indiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisIndianapolisDoctorate & First Professional29,854
Indiana University-South BendSouth BendMasters7,517
Ivy Tech Community College-ColumbusColumbusAssociate2,476
Ivy Tech Community College-East CentralMuncieAssociate5,637
Ivy Tech Community College-KokomoKokomoAssociate3,152
Ivy Tech Community College-LafayetteLafayetteAssociate5,914
University of Southern IndianaEvansvilleDoctorate9,939

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Indiana. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Dental Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Dental Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

INDIANA

   
Anderson120$32,2701.6
Muncie120$30,7501.4
Kokomo90$32,2101.3
Lafayette190$25,8401.2
Bloomington170$36,9001.2
South Bend350$35,7201.2
Gary640$32,4401
Columbus80$28,7101
Fort Wayne430$33,2100.9
Indianapolis1,760$36,3800.9
Evansville320$33,1400.8
Michigan City70$31,9400.8
Terre Haute110$26,4300.8
Elkhart150$29,3700.5
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