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Fast Facts for Dental Assistants in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hanford, Chico and Yuba City
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Merced and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Riverside and San Diego

Salaries for Dental Assistants in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Rosa, San Francisco and Oakland
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Dental Assistants

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

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Fresno1230$38,150
Hanford-Corcoran190$42,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura1110$44,400
Salinas510$45,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward6980$51,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville430$50,120
Visalia-Porterville510$35,880
Modesto760$36,260
Napa210$50,420
El Centro170$47,460
Merced140$39,590
Redding240$40,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara3860$52,380
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara590$49,180
Santa Rosa800$56,010
Stockton-Lodi900$36,420
Chico240$42,240
San Diego-Carlsbad5270$41,550
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande470$47,940
Vallejo-Fairfield540$49,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario6050$37,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade3810$47,500
Madera200$44,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim19440$39,900
Bakersfield1040$39,930
Yuba City150$39,160
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