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Career Information for Dental Assistants in Washington

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Fast Facts for Dental Assistants in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Longview, Mount Vernon, and Tacoma
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bellingham, Wenatchee, and Seattle
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Dental Assistants in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Mount Vernon, Seattle, and Olympia. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Dental Assistants in Washington are listed below.

Selected Dental Assistant Schools in Washington

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
Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Tacoma

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
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Carrington College
Spokane

Offers degree and certificate programs in medical, dental, and information technology disciplines. Main campus in Phoenix, Arizona and eight satellite campuses spread across six western states.

  • Programs: Dental Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Dental Assistants in Washington

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

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

More Washington Dental Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bates Technical CollegeTacomaAssociate5,463
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellinghamAssociate2,896
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewoodAssociate9,829
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirklandAssociate3,996
Pima Medical Institute RentonRentonAssociate290
Pima Medical Institute SeattleSeattleAssociate357
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympiaAssociate4,947
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Dental Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. 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

WASHINGTON

   
Longview130$32,4002.1
Mount Vernon170$39,7402
Tacoma1,130$37,0101.9
Olympia360$37,1201.9
Bremerton290$35,0801.7
Spokane740$32,3901.6
Yakima240$32,9201.5
Kennewick270$35,2801.5
Seattle4,300$38,1401.3
Wenatchee100$32,6301.3
Bellingham190$34,6701.2
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